Consumption of benzylpenicillin as a syphilis control indicator

Abstract Syphilis is a disease with compulsory and mandatory notification to the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN), with benzathine benzylpenicillin being the treatment of choice. The aim of the study was to compare the consumption of benzylpenicillin benzathine, from the dispensation, between the health regions of a capital in the southern region of the country, according to the georeferencing of notified cases of syphilis. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective study of the use of benzylpenicillin benzathine and of reported cases of syphilis. Data on syphilis cases were obtained from notifications made in SINAN, and drug consumption data were obtained from the Municipal Health Department computerized system for Drug Dispensing from January 1st, 2019 to December 31st, 2019. Notifications and drug consumption were georeferenced according to 8 health regions. From the compilation of data, the rates of cases and consumption in relation to the population of each region were calculated. A total of 3188 notifications and a total of 35191 vials of benzathine benzylpenicillin were analyzed. The ratio of vials by SINAN notifications showed that each patient took 11 vials of the drug, which is a higher value if we consider that the complete treatment is 2 to 6 vials per case.

Análise de erros de prescrição de morfina e tramadol em idosos: uma proposta de melhorias / Analysis of prescription errors of morphine and tramadol in the elderly: a proposal for improvements

RESUMO Este trabalho tem como objetivo identificar a prevalência de erros de prescrição de morfina solução injetável e tramadol solução injetável de pacientes com idade igual ou superior a 60 anos, hospitalizados na Unidade de Internação Adulto do Hospital Universitário (HU) Canoas. Trata-se de um estudo observacional descritivo retrospectivo, de caráter quantitativo. Foram utilizadas 496 prescrições contendo os medicamentos morfina solução injetável e tramadol solução injetável. A coleta de dados foi realizada no período de abril e maio de 2018. Os dados foram repassados para uma planilha do software Microsoft Excel, para análise de frequência. Das 496 prescrições avaliadas, foram encontrados 130 (26,21%) erros de prescrição demedicamentos,sendo 49 erros envolvendo morfina e 81 envolvendotramadol. Se tratando de pacientes idosos em uso de analgésicos opioides, a inclusão do farmacêutico na equipe multiprofissional para a avaliação das prescrições,aumentaria agarantiado sucesso terapêutico e da segurança do paciente.

This study aims to identify the prevalence of prescription errors of injectable solution morphine and tramadol solution of patients aged 60 years or more, hospitalized in the Adult Hospitalization Unit of the University Hospital (HU) Canoas. This is a descriptive retrospective, quantitative, observational study. We used 496 prescriptions containing the drugs morphine solution for injection and tramadol solution for injection. Data collection was performed in the period of April and May, 2018. The data were transferred to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for frequency analysis. Of the 496 prescriptions evaluated, 130 (26.21%) medication prescription errors were found, 49 errors involving morphine and 81 involving tramadol. In the case of elderly patients using opioid analgesics, the inclusion of the pharmacist in the multiprofessional team to evaluate the prescriptions would increase the guarantee of therapeutic success and patient safety.