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Rev. panam. salud pública ; 29(5): 358-364, May 2011. graf, tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-591439

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OBJETIVO: Identificar domicílios atendidos pela estratégia saúde da família (ESF) que possuíam estoque de medicamentos, avaliar as condições de armazenamento e conhecer o modo de uso dos medicamentos. MÉTODOS: O estudo foi conduzido em um município do Estado de São Paulo que possui duas unidades da ESF, com 1 867 domicílios cadastrados; a amostra foi definida por meio de sorteio aleatório estratificado. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas de julho a outubro de 2008. RESULTADOS: Foi entrevistado um morador em cada um dos 280 domicílios visitados. Foram encontrados medicamentos em 255 domicílios (91,1 por cento). Dos 326 locais de guarda de medicamentos, 217 (75,8 por cento) eram inadequados (de fácil acesso a crianças ou expostos a umidade, luz). Das 2 578 especialidades farmacêuticas encontradas, 2 059 (79,9 por cento) tinham algum problema de segurança ou identificação, o que foi observado em 236 (84,3 por cento) domicílios. Dos 280 entrevistados, 179 (63,9 por cento) eram usuários de medicamentos. Desses, 24 estavam se automedicando, apenas um com medicamento que não exigia prescrição. Somente 44 usuários tinham a prescrição do medicamento. O medicamento era usado de forma diferente da prescrição por 21 entrevistados, por desacordo posológico ou interrupção do tratamento. CONCLUSÕES: A maioria dos domicílios estudados armazenava os medicamentos de forma inadequada. As discordâncias em relação às orientações médicas prescritas podem levar a resultados negativos, como ineficácia por uso de doses abaixo do prescrito, intoxicações por doses acima do prescrito, reações adversas e não adesão terapêutica.


OBJECTIVE: To identify families served by the family health strategy (FHS) storing medicines at home, to evaluate storage conditions, and to investigate medicine use practices. METHODS: The study was conducted in a municipality in the state of São Paulo with two FHS units serving 1 867 households. The sample was selected by means of stratified random sampling. Data collection was conducted through semistructured interviews from July to October 2008. RESULTS: One resident was interviewed in each of the 280 households visited. Medicines were found in 255 households (91.1 percent). Of 326 storage locations, 217 (75.8 percent) were inadequate (easily accessible to children or exposed to moisture, light). Of the 2 578 medicines identified, 2 059 medicines (79.9 percent) in 236 (84.3 percent) households had safety or identification problems. Of the 280 respondents, 179 (63.9 percent) used medications. Of these, 24 were self-medicating, only one with an over-the-counter drug. Only 44 users had the prescription for their medication, and 21 did not follow the prescription in terms of dosage or had interrupted the treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Non-adherence to recommended treatment can lead to negative outcomes, such as inefficiency (using dosages lower than prescribed), poisoning (using dosages higher than prescribed), and other adverse reactions.


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Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , Humans , Infant , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Drug Storage/statistics & numerical data , Drug Utilization/statistics & numerical data , Self Medication/statistics & numerical data , Brazil , Cross-Sectional Studies , Drug Storage/standards , Drug Utilization/standards , Family Characteristics , Family Health , Government Programs , Self Medication/standards
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Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) ; 25(3): 146-155, set. 2003. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-346998

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OBJECTIVE: The regulations on the advertisement of medications aim to encourage and promote an improved health care and the rational use of medications. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the influence of three regulations on the advertisement of medications: the "Export act", published in the United States in 1986; the "WHO's Criteria", published in 1988, and the Resolution 102/2000 of the Collegiate Board of Directors of the ANVISA (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária- Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency), on the advertisement of psychoactive medications. METHOD: We collected advertisements that were published in Brazilian psychiatric journals before and after the regulations were established. The contents of the advertisements were analyzed according to a program created based on the regulation's demands. RESULTS: In the 118 analyzed issues there were 199 different advertisements on 85 psychotropic drugs. We observed that, regardless the studied medication, the information about restrictions of use, such as adverse drug reactions, interactions, contraindications, warnings and precautions, does not appear very often, and when it does, its print sizes were smaller than that of the information favoring the use, such as indication, presentation and dosage. After the publication of the regulations, only 38.2 percent of the advertisements had all the essential technical information, and 35.3 percent were irregular in some way. CONCLUSION: The data suggest that there was very little influence of the regulations on the advertisement of psychotropic drugs in Brazil. Consequently, other control measures are necessary in addition to the regulations


Subject(s)
Advertising , Drug Industry/legislation & jurisprudence , Psychotropic Drugs , Brazil , United States , World Health Organization
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Rev. ABP-APAL ; 13(4): 133-6, out.-dez. 1991. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-123219

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Neste trabalho se construiu uma matriz de correlaçäo entre os sintomas negativos e positivos da esquizofrenia. A amostra constituiu-se de 13 pacientes diagnosticados como esquizofrênicos pelo RDC (Research Diagnostic Criteria), livres de medicaçäo, com predominância de sintomatologia negativa avaliada pela PANSS (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale). Entre os sintomas negativos, apenas o sintoma N7 (pensamento esterotipado) näo apresentou correlaçäo significante com nenhum dos sintomas negativos. Os sintomas positivos apresentaram poucas correlaçöes significantes entre si. Entre os sintomas positivos e negativos, apenas o sintoma P2 (desorganizaçäo conceitual) apresentou correlaçäo significante com quatro sintomas negativos. O estudo aponta a dificuldade em se classificar um sintoma como sendo positivo ou negativo


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Schizophrenia/diagnosis
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