Clinical pharmaceutical services in primary health care of the Federal District: Performance frequency and conditioning factors

Abstract Pharmaceutical services correspond to a set of actions that aim to guarantee the integral access and rational use of drugs by the population. In this sense, this study aimed to identify the frequency and conditioning factors for clinical services of primary care in the Federal District, Brazil. A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted, in which 34 pharmacists were interviewed. The most frequently developed clinical pharmaceutical services were dispensing, pharmaceutical guidance for users, and technical-pedagogical activities for the health team. There is a greater frequency of operation of clinical services by pharmacists working in pharmacies with physical infrastructure, with better levels of adequacy, greater support from management and health staff, and the inclusion in Family Health Support Nucleus activities. Although the clinical pharmaceutical services in primary care are incipient, the study raises important data for the reorientation and qualification of these actions.

Los Riesgos para Mujeres Asociados a la Dispensación de Cyclofem en Droguerías de Bogotá D.C. Revisión de Alcance / The Risks for Women Associated with the Dispensation of Cyclofem in Pharmacies of Bogotá D.C. A Scope Review

La normatividad legal en Colombia exige que la dispensación y administración de Cyclofem en droguerías esté apoyada por una prescripción médica. Cyclofem es un anticonceptivo inyectable de combinación de vía intramuscular (AIC) que contiene medroxiprogesterona acetato y cipionato de estradiol y presenta un 99,7% de efectividad. Este medicamento produce sangrados abundantes, prolongados e irregulares, náuseas, mareos, aumento de peso, dolor de cabeza, osteoporosis y aumenta la tolerancia a la glucosa y la resistencia a la insulina. En la ciudad de Bogotá, D.C. sólo el 0,4% de las droguerías exigen la prescripción médica para la dispensación y administración de dicho medicamento(AU)

The legal regulations in Colombia require that the dispensing and administration of Cyclofem in drugstores be supported by a medical prescription. Cyclofem is an injectable intramuscular combination contraceptive (CCI) that contains medroxyprogesterone acetate and estradiol cypionate with an effectiveness of 99.7%. This medication causes heavy, prolonged and irregular bleeding, queasiness, dizziness, weight gain, headache, osteoporosis and increases glucose tolerance and insulin resistance. Only 0.4% of the pharmacies in Bogotá D.C. demanded the presentation of the medical prescription for dispensing and intramuscular administration (I.M) of Cyclofem in accordance with the current legal regulations(AU)

Dispensación de medicamentos en las grandes farmacias de Chile: análisis ético sobre la profesión del químico farmacéutico / Medicines dispensing in big pharmacies in Chile: ethical analysis about pharmaceutical chemist profession / Dispensação de medicamentos em grandes farmácias no Chile: análise ética acerca da profissão farmacêutica química

Resumen: Sobre la base de una investigación de carácter cualitativo, se describe el contexto de la dispensación de medicamentos en las grandes cadenas de farmacias de Chile, teniendo como protagonista a los profesionales químicos farmacéuticos quienes ocupan la función de directores técnicos de estas entidades. Se considera que el consumo y la economía están incrustados en todos los mecanismos de la vida, incluyendo la salud. Los medicamentos, en este sentido, son un claro ejemplo de un objeto de consumo utilizado cotidianamente por la población chilena, cuestión que hace necesaria una vigilancia política, social y ética al respecto. Se analizan las dimensiones sociales de los saberes técnicos de los químicos farmacéuticos, en base a los intereses de las farmacias en las que están contratados, de un éxito profesional medido en términos individuales y de la consecución de metas pecuniarias por sobre sanitarias, cuestión que incentiva una cultura que promueve el consumo de medicamentos, más que lo restringe. Estos profesionales son parte de un proyecto socioeconómico y sociopolítico particular capaz, incluso, de modificar las bases cognitivas de una profesión.

Abstract: Based on qualitative research, is described the context of dispensing drugs in "big pharmacy chains" in Chile, starring pharmaceutical chemists who have the role of technical directors of these entities. It is considered that the consumption and the economy are embedded in all the mechanisms of life, including health. Drugs in this sense, are a clear example of an everyday consumer object used by the chilean population, an issue which calls for a surveillance political, social and ethical about it. The social dimensions of the technical knowledge of pharmaceutical chemists are analyzed, based on the interests of pharmacies in which they are employed, a professional success measured in individual terms and achieving financial goals on health, an issue that encourages a culture that promotes the consumption of drugs, rather than restricting it. These professionals are part of a particular socio-economic and socio-political project capable even to modify the cognitive foundations of a profession.

Resumo: Com base em uma pesquisa de caráter qualitativo, descreve-se o contexto da dispensação de medicamentos em grandes cadeias de farmácias no Chile, tendo como protagonista os profissionais farmacêuticos químicos que ocupam a função de diretores técnicos dessas entidades. São considerados o consumo e a economia como incorporados em todos os mecanismos da vida, incluindo a saúde. Os medicamentos, nesse sentido, são um claro exemplo de um objeto de consumo cotidiano pela população chilena, questão esta, que exige a necessidade de um acompanhamento político, social e ético a este respeito. Analisou-se as dimensões sociais do conhecimento técnico dos farmacêuticos químicos, com base nos interesses das farmácias onde eles estão contratados, de um êxito profissional, medido em termos individuais e do cumprimento de metas monetárias, sobre as de saúde, uma questão que incentiva uma cultura que promove o consumo de medicamentos, mais que os restringir. Estes profissionais fazem parte de um projeto socioeconômico e sociopolítico particular capaz, até mesmo, de alterar as bases cognitivas de uma profissão.