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Farm. comunitarios (Internet) ; 16(2): 29-36, Abr. 2024. graf, tab
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-232405

ABSTRACT

Introducción: la Intervención Farmacéutica busca optimizar y racionalizar el uso, la efectividad y la seguridad de los medicamentos dispensados resolviendo problemas relacionados con el medicamento (PRM) y resultados negativos asociados a la medicación (RNM).Objetivo: evaluar las Intervenciones Farmacéuticas realizadas a usuarios de benzodiacepinas durante la pandemia COVID-19 desde una Farmacia Comunitaria.Método: estudio prospectivo observacional, descriptivo y transversal (código AEMPS: DAA-CLO-2020-01) de las Intervenciones Farmacéuticas llevadas a cabo por una farmacia comunitaria tinerfeña entre agosto 2020 y febrero 2021.Resultados: un total de 306 Intervenciones Farmacéuticas fueron realizadas sobre 127 pacientes. La educación sanitaria y la información personalizada sobre el medicamento fueron las Intervenciones Farmacéuticas mayoritarias tras detectar entre los pacientes un alto grado de desconocimiento sobre las benzodiacepinas usadas. Las Intervenciones Farmacéuticas que se acompañan de derivación al médico alcanzan el 37,8 % tras detectar PRM y/o RNM o identificar al paciente como candidato para deprescripción. Estas derivaciones incluyen a los pacientes con un estado de depresión muy alto según el test Euroqol 5D-3L. La Intervención Farmacéutica con derivación al Servicio de Seguimiento Farmacoterapéutico se realiza en el 3,1 % de los pacientes. El grado de aceptación de la Intervención Farmacéutica por parte de los pacientes alcanza el 98,4 %.Conclusiones: el alto porcentaje de aceptación de las Intervenciones Farmacéuticas refuerza el valor de la Farmacia Comunitaria en la optimización y racionalización del uso de benzodiacepinas y fortalece el vínculo farmacéutico-paciente. La pandemia COVID-19 dificultó la colaboración farmacéutico-médico, a pesar de la existencia de protocolos telemáticos de comunicación entre sanitarios.(AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Pharmaceutical Services , /drug therapy , Community Pharmacy Services , Benzodiazepines/administration & dosage , Quality of Health Care , /epidemiology , Pharmacies , Pharmacists , Prospective Studies , Epidemiology, Descriptive , Cross-Sectional Studies
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Med. clín (Ed. impr.) ; 161(11): 463-469, dic. 2023. tab, graf
Article in English | IBECS | ID: ibc-228149

ABSTRACT

Objectives Arterial stiffness is considered to be an intermediate marker with independent prognostic value. The objective of this study is to assess whether the estimation of arterial stiffness can improve CV risk stratification compared to SCORE in patients at community pharmacies. Methods Observational prospective epidemiological study in which consecutive individuals entering a participating Community Pharmacy are offered a voluntary measurement of blood pressure and estimation of pulse wave velocity by oscillometry (AGEDIO, IEM®) to stratify their CV risk according to SCORE compared to the use of arterial stiffness. Results After nine months of recruitment, data from 923 patients (570 women, 353 men) were collected. 16/122 (13.1%) patients under 40 years and 72/364 (19.8%) over 65 years of age presented pathological stiffness and could be classified as high-risk, even though being out of the age-range of SCORE. Of the 437 (47.3%) patients who were susceptible to calculating SCORE, 42/437 patients (9.6%) presented pathological arterial stiffness. Cholesterol values were available in 281 patients (64.3%). Among them, according to SCORE, only 6 (2.1%) fell into the high-risk category. Conclusions More than half of the subjects who randomly enter a community pharmacy had ages that make it impossible to calculate the CV risk by SCORE. Among them, arterial damage was detected in 18.1%. Of the other half, 9.6% presented arterial damage and, therefore, high CV risk, when SCORE only detected it in 2.1%. Therefore, estimating arterial stiffness in community pharmacies markedly improves detection of high CV risk compared to SCORE (AU)


Objetivos La rigidez arterial es un marcador intermedio con valor pronóstico independiente. Nuestro objetivo es valorar si la estimación de la rigidez arterial puede mejorar la estratificación del riesgo cardiovascular (CV) en comparación con SCORE. Métodos Estudio epidemiológico observacional prospectivo en el que se ofrece a pacientes consecutivos que entran en una farmacia participante la medición voluntaria de la presión arterial y de la velocidad de onda de pulso estimada por oscilometría (AGEDIO, IEM®) para estratificar su riesgo CV según SCORE o según la presencia de rigidez arterial. Resultados Tras 9 meses de reclutamiento, presentamos datos de 923 pacientes (570 mujeres, 353 hombres). Dieciséis/122 (13,1%) pacientes <40años y 72/364 (19,8%) >65años presentaron rigidez arterial patológica y fueron clasificados de alto riesgo, aun hallándose fuera del rango de edad de SCORE. De los 437 (47,3%) pacientes evaluables por SCORE, 42/437 pacientes (9,6%) mostraron rigidez elevada. Los valores de colesterol estaban disponibles en 281 de estos pacientes (64,3%). Entre ellos, según SCORE, solo 6 (2,1%) eran de la categoría de alto riesgo. Conclusiones Más de la mitad de sujetos que entran aleatoriamente en una farmacia comunitaria tenían edades situadas fuera de los rangos de SCORE, imposibilitando el cálculo del riesgo CV con SCORE. En este grupo se constató daño arterial en el 18,1%. En la otra mitad, el 9,6% presentaron daño vascular y, consecuentemente, riesgo elevado, mientras que SCORE solo detectó riesgo elevado en el 2,1%. Por tanto, la estimación de la rigidez arterial en farmacias comunitarias mejora claramente la detección de riesgo CV elevado en comparación con SCORE (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Cardiovascular Diseases/diagnosis , Vascular Stiffness , Pulse Wave Analysis , Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology , Blood Pressure Monitors , Prospective Studies , Spain/epidemiology , Risk Factors
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Med Clin (Barc) ; 161(11): 463-469, 2023 12 07.
Article in English, Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37735046

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: Arterial stiffness is considered to be an intermediate marker with independent prognostic value. The objective of this study is to assess whether the estimation of arterial stiffness can improve CV risk stratification compared to SCORE in patients at community pharmacies. METHODS: Observational prospective epidemiological study in which consecutive individuals entering a participating Community Pharmacy are offered a voluntary measurement of blood pressure and estimation of pulse wave velocity by oscillometry (AGEDIO, IEM®) to stratify their CV risk according to SCORE compared to the use of arterial stiffness. RESULTS: After nine months of recruitment, data from 923 patients (570 women, 353 men) were collected. 16/122 (13.1%) patients under 40 years and 72/364 (19.8%) over 65 years of age presented pathological stiffness and could be classified as high-risk, even though being out of the age-range of SCORE. Of the 437 (47.3%) patients who were susceptible to calculating SCORE, 42/437 patients (9.6%) presented pathological arterial stiffness. Cholesterol values were available in 281 patients (64.3%). Among them, according to SCORE, only 6 (2.1%) fell into the high-risk category. CONCLUSIONS: More than half of the subjects who randomly enter a community pharmacy had ages that make it impossible to calculate the CV risk by SCORE. Among them, arterial damage was detected in 18.1%. Of the other half, 9.6% presented arterial damage and, therefore, high CV risk, when SCORE only detected it in 2.1%. Therefore, estimating arterial stiffness in community pharmacies markedly improves detection of high CV risk compared to SCORE.


Subject(s)
Cardiovascular Diseases , Pharmacies , Vascular Stiffness , Male , Humans , Female , Cardiovascular Diseases/diagnosis , Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology , Prospective Studies , Pulse Wave Analysis , Risk Factors , Blood Pressure , Vascular Stiffness/physiology
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Bio sci. (En línea) ; 2(4): 1-10, 2019. graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS, LIBOCS | ID: biblio-1140977

ABSTRACT

La presente investigación tuvo la finalidad de conocer y evaluar el conocimiento sobre el método Dáder de seguimiento farmacoterapéutico en farmacias comunitarias del patrimonio histórico de la ciudad de Sucre, ya que es necesario e importante el seguimiento farmacoterapéutico en la población para detectar problemas relacionados con los medicamentos y prevenir como solucionar respuestas negativas asociadas a los medicamentos siendo útil el método Dáder por ser un procedimiento operativo sencillo pero con parámetros fundamentales y bien estructurados para realizar el seguimiento farmacoterapéutico de una forma sistematizada, continuada y documentada para registrar, monitorizar y evaluar los efectos de la farmacoterapia. Las farmacias comunitarias son farmacias privadas de interés público, en el que se accede diariamente a comprar medicamentos, en las que el farmacéutico brinda un servicio individualizado y puede coordinar con el paciente un plan de seguimiento, lo que es diferente en una farmacia hospitalaria en la cual sus acciones son limitadas por el hospital o médicos, y se tomó en cuenta la zona del patrimonio histórico de la ciudad de Sucre ya que es muy concurrida con mucha afluencia de gente y las farmacias tienen mayor gama de productos farmacéuticos e innovadores, lo cual permite realizar seguimiento farmacoterapéutico. Entre los resultados se obtuvo un insuficiente conocimiento del método Dáder de seguimiento farmacoterapéutico en las farmacias comunitarias, dando un valor del 77% (n=27) de los farmacéuticos encuestados de un total de 35 con un conocimiento insuficiente, además se relacionaron el género, edad, cargo profesional del farmacéutico en las farmacias comunitarias y asistencia del farmacéutico a cursos de Seguimiento Farmacoterapéutico, como también el uso del Método Dáder.


The present investigation had the purpose of knowing and evaluating the knowledge about the Dader Method of Pharmacotherapeutic Monitoring in community pharmacies of the historical heritage of the city of Sucre, since it is necessary and important the Pharmacotherapeutic Monitoring in the population to detect problems related to medications and prevent how to solve negative responses associated with medications, the Dader Method being useful because it is a simple operating procedure but with fundamental and well-structured parameters to carry out Pharmacotherapeutic Follow-up in a systematic, continuous and documented way to record, monitor and evaluate the effects of Pharmacotherapy Community pharmacies are private pharmacies of public interest, which are accessed daily to buy medications, in which the pharmacist provides an individualized service and can coordinate with the patient a follow-up plan, which is different in a hospital pharmacy in the which their actions are limited by the hospital or doctors, and the area of the historical heritage of the city of Sucre was taken into account since it isvery busy with a lot of people and pharmacies have a greater range of pharmaceutical and innovative products, which allows pharmacotherapeutic follow-up. Among the results, insufficient knowledge of the Dader Method of Pharmacotherapeutic Follow - up was obtained in community pharmacies, giving a value of 77% (n = 27) of the pharmacists surveyed out of a total of 35 with insufficient knowledge, in addition the gender was related, Age, professional position of the pharmacist in the community pharmacy and assistance of the pharmacist to Pharmacotherapeutic Follow-up courses, as well as the use of the Dader Method.


Subject(s)
Male , Female , Patients , Pharmacists , Records , Knowledge , Pharmacies , Aftercare
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Med Clin (Barc) ; 149(11): 469-476, 2017 Dec 07.
Article in English, Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28709670

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Arterial stiffness (AS) is a well-recognized target organ lesion. This study aims to determine: 1) the frequency of AS in community pharmacies; 2) if stiffened subjects identified by brachial oscillometry have more CV risk factors than normal subjects, and 3) the dependence of stiffness on using either age-adjusted values or a fixed threshold. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Observational, cross-sectional study in 32 community pharmacies of the Valencia Community, between November/2015 and April/2016. Stiffness was as pulse wave velocity (PWV) measured with a semi-automatic, validated device (Mobil-O-Graph®, IEM), followed by a 10-item questionnaire. RESULTS: Mean age of the 1,427 consecutive recruited patients was 56.6 years. Overall proportion of patients with AS was 17.4% with age-adjusted PWV (9.4% in normotensives, 28.3% in hypertensives). Multivariate logistic regression showed independent association of stiffness in normotensives with male gender, obesity, higher pulse pressure and heart rate, in hypertensives, with higher pulse pressure and lower age. AS was globally found in 20.5% of subjects, defining stiffness by PWV>10m/s (6.2% in normotensives, 40.2% in hypertensives). It was associated with higher age and pulse pressure in both groups. Concordance in classifying stiffness was 74.6%. CONCLUSIONS: Frequency of AS varied between 17.4-20.5%. Age-adjusted stiffness is associated in normotensives with male gender, pulse pressure, obesity and heart rate, in hypertensives with pulse pressure and inversely to age. Stiffness by 10m/s is determined by higher pulse pressure and higher age. Both definitions of PWV are not interchangeable.


Subject(s)
Hypertension/physiopathology , Vascular Stiffness , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Brachial Artery/physiopathology , Case-Control Studies , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Logistic Models , Male , Middle Aged , Oscillometry , Pharmacies , Pulse Wave Analysis
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Rev. cuba. salud pública ; 41(4)oct.-dic. 2015.
Article in Spanish | CUMED | ID: cum-62029

ABSTRACT

En Cuba, el sector de la salud está inmerso en la implementación de las transformaciones necesarias que se dirigen al uso eficiente y racional de los recursos, las farmacias comunitarias no escapan a este llamado. En el presente trabajo se realiza un análisis crítico de las oportunidades y retos existente para la medición de la eficiencia organizacional de los servicios farmacéuticos comunitarios cubanos. La realidad sanitaria cubana actual ofrece entre los elementos de oportunidad: el contexto político, la inserción de los servicios farmacéuticos como parte del Sistema Nacional de Salud y las experiencias previas metodológicas. A la vez, existen varios retos como: la complejidad de la selección y medida de los resultados, la calidad de la información disponible y el desencuentro entre el tratamiento de estas unidades como empresas o como unidades de salud. Los estudios de eficiencia organizacional de las farmacias comunitarias cubanas constituyen una demanda y una necesidad del perfeccionamiento de la salud pública, pero a la vez constituyen un reto debido al entorno organizacional singular que las caracteriza. Se impone rescatar la visión de las farmacias comunitarias como instituciones prestadoras de servicios de salud y no solo como unidades empresariales expendedoras de medicamentos(AU)


The health sector in Cuba is immersed in the implementation of necessary changes for the rational and efficient use of resources, a process in which the community pharmacies are also included. The present paper made a critical analysis of the opportunities and challenges of the measurement of organizational efficiency in the Cuban community pharmacy services. The Cuban health realities currently offer opportunity elements such as the political context, the insertion of pharmacy services into the national health system and previous methodological experiences. At the same time, there are several challenges to be met as the complexity of selection and measurement of results, the quality of available information and the differences as to dealing with these units as enterprises or as health units. The organizational efficiency studies in the Cuban community pharmacies are both a demand of and a requirement for the public health improvement, but they are in turn a challenge due to their peculiar organizational environment. Recovering the vision of community pharmacies as health service providers rather than entrepreneurial drug sale units is a must(AU)


Subject(s)
Efficiency, Organizational/standards , Pharmacies
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Rev. cuba. salud pública ; 41(4)oct.-dic. 2015.
Article in Spanish | LILACS, CUMED | ID: lil-771191

ABSTRACT

En Cuba, el sector de la salud está inmerso en la implementación de las transformaciones necesarias que se dirigen al uso eficiente y racional de los recursos, las farmacias comunitarias no escapan a este llamado. En el presente trabajo se realiza un análisis crítico de las oportunidades y retos existente para la medición de la eficiencia organizacional de los servicios farmacéuticos comunitarios cubanos. La realidad sanitaria cubana actual ofrece entre los elementos de oportunidad: el contexto político, la inserción de los servicios farmacéuticos como parte del Sistema Nacional de Salud y las experiencias previas metodológicas. A la vez, existen varios retos como: la complejidad de la selección y medida de los resultados, la calidad de la información disponible y el desencuentro entre el tratamiento de estas unidades como empresas o como unidades de salud. Los estudios de eficiencia organizacional de las farmacias comunitarias cubanas constituyen una demanda y una necesidad del perfeccionamiento de la salud pública, pero a la vez constituyen un reto debido al entorno organizacional singular que las caracteriza. Se impone rescatar la visión de las farmacias comunitarias como instituciones prestadoras de servicios de salud y no solo como unidades empresariales expendedoras de medicamentos(AU)


The health sector in Cuba is immersed in the implementation of necessary changes for the rational and efficient use of resources, a process in which the community pharmacies are also included. The present paper made a critical analysis of the opportunities and challenges of the measurement of organizational efficiency in the Cuban community pharmacy services. The Cuban health realities currently offer opportunity elements such as the political context, the insertion of pharmacy services into the national health system and previous methodological experiences. At the same time, there are several challenges to be met as the complexity of selection and measurement of results, the quality of available information and the differences as to dealing with these units as enterprises or as health units. The organizational efficiency studies in the Cuban community pharmacies are both a demand of and a requirement for the public health improvement, but they are in turn a challenge due to their peculiar organizational environment. Recovering the vision of community pharmacies as health service providers rather than entrepreneurial drug sale units is a must(AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Pharmacies/organization & administration , Efficiency, Organizational/standards , Cuba
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Trop Med Int Health ; 19(7): 761-8, 2014 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24750565

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To obtain information on prescribing rates and choice of antibiotics for acute, uncomplicated respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in the community. METHODS: Antibiotic use in acute, uncomplicated RTIs consisting of common cold/sore throat/cough for not more than five days was surveyed in the community (December 2007-November 2008) using patient exit interviews at public and private facilities from four localities in New Delhi. Data were collected from 10 public sector facilities and 20 private clinics over one year. The percentage of acute, uncomplicated RTIs patients receiving antibiotics in general and using the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification and the Defined Daily Dose (ATS/DDD) were analysed. RESULTS: At public and private facilities, 45% (746/1646) and 57% (259/457) of acute, uncomplicated RTI patients were prescribed at least one antibiotic, respectively. The main antibiotic class calculated as percentage of total antibiotics DDDs/1000 prescribed to acute, uncomplicated RTI patients at private clinics was cephalosporins, J01DA (39%), followed by fluoroquinolones, J01MA (24%), penicillins, J01C (19%) and macrolides, J01FA (15%). Newer members from each class were prescribed; older antibiotics such as co-trimoxazole or tetracyclines were rarely prescribed. At public facilities, the main class of antibiotic prescribed was penicillins (31%), followed by macrolides (25%), fluoroquinolones (20%) and cephalosporins (10%). CONCLUSIONS: Study clearly shows overuse and inappropriate choice of antibiotics for the treatment of acute, uncomplicated RTIs which are mainly due to virus and do not require antibiotic treatment. Results of the study warrant interventional strategies to promote rational use of antibiotics to decrease the overgrowing threat of antibiotic resistance.


Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Drug Utilization/statistics & numerical data , Practice Patterns, Physicians'/statistics & numerical data , Primary Health Care/statistics & numerical data , Respiratory Tract Infections/drug therapy , Acute Disease , Anti-Bacterial Agents/classification , Child , Drug Prescriptions/statistics & numerical data , Drug Resistance, Microbial , Drug Utilization/trends , Health Care Surveys , Humans , India , Private Sector/statistics & numerical data , Public Sector/statistics & numerical data
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Rev. cuba. farm ; 46(1)ene.-mar. 2012.
Article in Spanish | CUMED | ID: cum-51177

ABSTRACT

Introducción: la inclusión del Servicio de Dispensación de Medicamentos en la Atención Farmacéutica, busca evidenciar la participación del farmacéutico en el logro de resultados positivos en los tratamientos, basado en los conocimientos farmacoterapéuticos y principios éticos que identifican esta profesión. La caracterización de las farmacias comunitarias resulta elemental para trazar acciones que permitan implementar dicho servicio. Objetivo: caracterizar las farmacias comunitarias de Santa Clara para la implementación del Servicio de Dispensación de Medicamentos. Métodos: se realizó una investigación en sistemas y servicios de salud con un enfoque sistémico (evaluación de la estructura, el proceso y los resultados). El estudio fue observacional, descriptivo y transversal. El contexto espacial lo constituyeron las farmacias comunitarias del municipio de Santa Clara, en el período comprendido entre enero y mayo de 2010. Se seleccionó el 30 por ciento del total de farmacias comunitarias del municipio de Santa Clara. Resultados: la disponibilidad de los recursos humanos fue limitada y no existieron suficientes recursos materiales para sustentar el servicio. El 95,2 por ciento de los farmacéuticos comunitarios presentaron altas necesidades de aprendizaje sobre Dispensación y no existieron Procedimientos Normalizados de Trabajo. A través de la observación directa se determinó que el servicio no se ejecutó, lo cual se corroboró con la encuesta realizada a los usuarios. Conclusiones: las farmacias comunitarias del municipio de Santa Clara se caracterizan por tener una estructura parcialmente adecuada y por ser el proceso y los resultados no adecuados para la ejecución del Servicio de Dispensación de Medicamentos.(AU)


Introduction: the drug dispensing service as part of the pharmaceutical care is aimed at showing the involvement of the pharmacist in attaining positive results of therapies, based on the pharmaco-therapeutic knowledge and the ethical principles of this profession. The characterization of community pharmacies is important to take actions to implement this service. Objectives: to characterize the community pharmacies of Santa Clara city for implementation of the drug dispensing service there. Methods: an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional research study was carried out in health systems and services with a systemic approach (assessment of structure, process and results). The universe of study was the community pharmacies of Santa Clara city, from January to May, 2010. Thirty percent of these pharmacies was selected. Results: limited availability of human resources in addition to lack of material resources to keep the service operating. Most of the pharmacists at community level (95.2 percent) presented learning requirements on dispensing and there were no standardized working methods. The direct observation allows determining that the service was inadequate, which was corroborated in a survey to users. Conclusions: the characterization of the community pharmacies in Santa Clara city yielded that their structure is not fully adequate; and neither the process nor the results are suitable for the implementation of the drug dispensing service.(AU)


Subject(s)
Community Medicine , Drug Dispensaries , Pharmacies
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Rev. cuba. farm ; 46(1): 61-71, ene.-mar. 2012.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-628444

ABSTRACT

Introducción: la inclusión del Servicio de Dispensación de Medicamentos en la Atención Farmacéutica, busca evidenciar la participación del farmacéutico en el logro de resultados positivos en los tratamientos, basado en los conocimientos farmacoterapéuticos y principios éticos que identifican esta profesión. La caracterización de las farmacias comunitarias resulta elemental para trazar acciones que permitan implementar dicho servicio. Objetivo: caracterizar las farmacias comunitarias de Santa Clara para la implementación del Servicio de Dispensación de Medicamentos. Métodos: se realizó una investigación en sistemas y servicios de salud con un enfoque sistémico (evaluación de la estructura, el proceso y los resultados). El estudio fue observacional, descriptivo y transversal. El contexto espacial lo constituyeron las farmacias comunitarias del municipio de Santa Clara, en el período comprendido entre enero y mayo de 2010. Se seleccionó el 30 por ciento del total de farmacias comunitarias del municipio de Santa Clara. Resultados: la disponibilidad de los recursos humanos fue limitada y no existieron suficientes recursos materiales para sustentar el servicio. El 95,2 por ciento de los farmacéuticos comunitarios presentaron altas necesidades de aprendizaje sobre Dispensación y no existieron Procedimientos Normalizados de Trabajo. A través de la observación directa se determinó que el servicio no se ejecutó, lo cual se corroboró con la encuesta realizada a los usuarios. Conclusiones: las farmacias comunitarias del municipio de Santa Clara se caracterizan por tener una estructura parcialmente adecuada y por ser el proceso y los resultados no adecuados para la ejecución del Servicio de Dispensación de Medicamentos.


Introduction: the drug dispensing service as part of the pharmaceutical care is aimed at showing the involvement of the pharmacist in attaining positive results of therapies, based on the pharmaco-therapeutic knowledge and the ethical principles of this profession. The characterization of community pharmacies is important to take actions to implement this service. Objectives: to characterize the community pharmacies of Santa Clara city for implementation of the drug dispensing service there. Methods: an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional research study was carried out in health systems and services with a systemic approach (assessment of structure, process and results). The universe of study was the community pharmacies of Santa Clara city, from January to May, 2010. Thirty percent of these pharmacies was selected. Results: limited availability of human resources in addition to lack of material resources to keep the service operating. Most of the pharmacists at community level (95.2 percent) presented learning requirements on dispensing and there were no standardized working methods. The direct observation allows determining that the service was inadequate, which was corroborated in a survey to users. Conclusions: the characterization of the community pharmacies in Santa Clara city yielded that their structure is not fully adequate; and neither the process nor the results are suitable for the implementation of the drug dispensing service.


Subject(s)
Community Medicine , Dispensatory , Pharmacies
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Rev. salud pública ; 11(5): 784-793, oct. 2009. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-541807

ABSTRACT

Objetivo Analizar las evidencias de validez y fiabilidad de un cuestionario de satisfacción de pacientes con el servicio de indicación en las farmacias comunitarias argentinas. Material y Métodos Estudio descriptivo de corte transversal. Participaron todos los pacientes o sus cuidadores que concurrieron a las farmacias durante el período de estudio (marzo y abril de 2006) y que supieran leer y escribir. Resultados Se obtuvieron 289 cuestionarios. El análisis factorial reveló un único componente explicando el 52,2 por ciento de la varianza total. Se obtuvo un coeficiente alfa de Cronbach de 0,89. Los pacientes expresaron comentarios adicionales en 87 cuestionarios (30,1 por ciento) que se relacionaron con la calidad de la atención recibida y con otros aspectos de la asistencia. Discusión El cuestionario mostró evidencias de validez de contenido, validez como estructura interna y fiabilidad para valorar la satisfacción de pacientes con el servicio de indicación en las farmacias comunitarias argentinas.


Objective Analysing the evidence regarding the validity and reliability of a patient-satisfaction questionnaire about professional advice received for minor illness in Argentinean community pharmacies. Methods This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. All patients or their caregivers who visited the pharmacies during the study period (March and April, 2006) and knew how to read and write were included. Results 289 questionnaires were completed. Factorial analysis revealed one single component explaining 52.2 percent of total variance. A 0.89 Cronbach's alpha coefficient was obtained. Patients made additional comments on 87 questionnaires (30.1 percent) concerning the quality of care received and other aspects. Discussion By presenting evidence of content validity, validity as internal structure and reliability the questionnaire could assess patient-satisfaction with the advice received for minor illness in Argentinean community pharmacies.


Subject(s)
Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Community Pharmacy Services/standards , Directive Counseling/standards , Patient Satisfaction , Surveys and Questionnaires , Cross-Sectional Studies , Young Adult
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