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Pilot-project of implantation of pharmaceutical care close to the program of bipolar mood disorder of the Hospital of Clinics of Porto Alegre / Projecto-piloto de implantação da assistência farmacêutica junto ao programa de transtorno de humor bipolar do Hospital das Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Ceresér, Keila Maria Mendes; Mascarenhas, Marcello Ávila; Santin, Aida; Kapczinski, Flávio.
  • Ceresér, Keila Maria Mendes; Hospital of Clinics of Porto Alegre. Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory. BR
  • Mascarenhas, Marcello Ávila; Hospital of Clinics of Porto Alegre. Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory. BR
  • Santin, Aida; Hospital of Clinics of Porto Alegre. Clinic of the Program of Bipolar Mood Disorder. BR
  • Kapczinski, Flávio; Hospital of Clinics of Porto Alegre. Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory. BR
Braz. j. pharm. sci ; 45(2): 249-256, Apr.-June 2009. graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-525902
ABSTRACT
The Bipolar Mood Disorder is characterized by the alternation of depressive crises with episodes of mania or euphoria, having these patients 15 to 35 times more chances of suicide, as compared with people without this disorder. The pharmacotherapy is fundamental for this disease, aiming to decrease the frequency of episodes and disease severity. In these patients, the polypharmacy has recently increased and one of the main difficulties is the adherence to treatment. The objective of this study was to contribute for the improvement of bipolar patients health conditions, developing their respective pharmacotherapeutic follow-up. Twenty eight adult bipolar patients who were participants of a specialized clinic within a tertiary hospital in Porto Alegre have been randomly selected, and the Dader Method of pharmacotherapeutic follow-up has been applied. The more common clinical comorbidities were hypertension (50 percent), obesity (46.43 percent), and hypothyroidism (36.29 percent). The bipolar patients are more susceptible to clinical comorbidities, and many of them could be due to pharmacotherapy. Only 1.43 percent of patients presented Drug Related Problems, being all of them resolved along the study. It was also observed that 32.14 percent of evaluated patients presented low adherence to treatment, and between these patients, 55.56 percent passed to have good adherence after pharmacotherapeutic follow-up. The pharmacotherapeutic follow-up is fundamental for the improvement of patient's health. New studies, with higher number of patients and longer duration, are necessary to evaluate the percentage of patients that could be beneficiary of Pharmaceutical Care.
RESUMO
O Transtorno do Humor Bipolar é caracterizando pela alternância de crises depressivas com episódios de mania ou euforia, tendo estes pacientes 15-35 vezes mais chances de suicídio em comparação com pessoas sem este transtorno. A farmacoterapia é fundamental, visando diminuir a freqüência dos episódios e a gravidade da doença. Nestes pacientes, a polifarmácia tem aumentado ultimamente e uma das maiores dificuldades é a adesão ao tratamento. O objetivo do estudo foi contribuir para a melhoria das condições de saúde de pacientes bipolares, realizando o acompanhamento farmacoterapêutico dos mesmos. Foram selecionados aleatoriamente 28 pacientes bipolares adultos, participantes de um ambulatório especializado de um hospital terciário em Porto Alegre e aplicado o Método Dáder de acompanhamento farmacoterapêutico. As co-morbidades clínicas mais comuns foram hipertensão (50 por cento), obesidade (46,43 por cento) e hipotiroidismo (39,29 por cento). Os pacientes bipolares são mais suscetíveis a co-morbidades clínicas e muitas destas podem ser devidas a farmacoterapia. Apenas 1,43 por cento dos pacientes apresentavam Problemas Relacionados a Medicamentos, sendo todos solucionados no decorrer do estudo. Também se observou que 32,14 por cento dos pacientes avaliados apresentavam baixa adesão ao tratamento e entre estes, 55,56 por cento passaram a ter boa adesão após o acompanhamento farmacoterapêutico. É fundamental para a melhoria da saúde do paciente o acompanhamento farmacoterapêutico. Novos estudos, com maior número de pacientes e maior duração, são necessários para avaliar o percentual de pacientes que poderão ser beneficiados pela Atenção Farmacêutica.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Pharmaceutical Services / Bipolar Disorder / Pilot Projects Type of study: Controlled clinical trial / Evaluation studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Braz. j. pharm. sci Year: 2009 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital of Clinics of Porto Alegre/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Pharmaceutical Services / Bipolar Disorder / Pilot Projects Type of study: Controlled clinical trial / Evaluation studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Braz. j. pharm. sci Year: 2009 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital of Clinics of Porto Alegre/BR