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Objective. To provide an overview of autoethnography as a valuable qualitative methodology in the human and health sciences and to endorse its use to answer meaningful research questions in pharmacy education and assist with the preparation of person-centered pharmacists. Findings. Today, pharmacists must participate in the health care system as care providers rather than simply drug dispensers. The call for change, which began with the evolution of clinical pharmacy and continued with the introduction of pharmaceutical care practice in the 1990s, is still proving to be dramatic for the profession. Thus, new problems are surfacing demanding new types of research questions and new ways of answering them. Autoethnography is a qualitative methodology that combines the principles of ethnography and autobiography in a way that highlights researchers' reflexivity and subjectivity. The paper describes autoethnography, its diverse forms (eg, evocative or analytical), the process of producing it, and associated standards of high-quality work. It presents autoethnographies carried out in health care research as well as in pharmacy, pointing to the usefulness of this methodology to produce meaningful investigations that can enrich the preparation of future pharmacists and advance the profession. Summary. Autoethnography is gaining recognition in many disciplines in health care. Even though it is still incipient in pharmacy, autoethnography can expand pharmacy students' and pharmacists' consciousness regarding their own situation and open the possibility for pursuing research that might enhance the lives of others and themselves.
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Education, Pharmacy/methods , Pharmacy Service, Hospital/methods , Humans , Pharmacists , Pharmacy/methods , Professional Role , Students, PharmacySubject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Pharmacy/methods , Public Health/methods , Pharmacists/standards , Pharmacy/standards , Pharmacy/organization & administration , Public Health/education , Public Health/standards , Public Health/trends , Formulary , Social Determinants of Health/standards , Social Determinants of Health/trendsSubject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Pharmacy/methods , Public Health/methods , Pharmacists/standards , Pharmacy/standards , Pharmacy/organization & administration , Public Health/education , Public Health/standards , Public Health/trends , Formulary , Social Determinants of Health/standards , Social Determinants of Health/trendsABSTRACT
Documenta a importância de instrumentos analíticos na Gestão da Assistência Farmacêutica para a padronização de processos e organização dos serviços farmacêuticos, bem como mostra como a aplicação desses instrumentos podem contribuir de maneira significativa para a melhoria da qualidade dos serviços farmacêuticos ofertados no Sistema Único de Saúde.
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Humans , Pharmacy , Pharmaceutical Services , Pharmacy/instrumentation , Pharmacy/methods , Pharmacy/organization & administration , Pharmaceutical Services/organization & administration , Pharmaceutical Services/standards , Pharmaceutical ServicesABSTRACT
Antibiotics are drugs widely used in prophylaxis and treatment of a great number of diseases. However, their use must be carefully controlled as acquisition in pharmacies, often without medical prescription, is elevated. The role of pharmacists in these circumstances is to practice dispensation in a rational manner. Through a structured questionnaire with open and closed questions, this study investigated the profile of antibiotics dispensed in pharmacies of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil. From the responses, it was observed that 85.0 percent dispense this class of medicine without medical prescription, mainly for treatment of respiratory (62.8 percent) and urinary (12.0 percent) tract disorders. Moreover, pharmacists' guidance was largely focused on posology (66.6 percent) and drug interaction (12.6 percent), in addition to the interactions with contraceptives, alcohol and milk. The importance of avoiding antibiotics dispensation without medical prescription must be emphasized, as well as the benefits of educating the population to promote the rational use of medicines.
Antibióticos são fármacos amplamente utilizados na profilaxia e no tratamento de grande número de doenças. Entretanto, seu uso deve ser cuidadosamente controlado nas farmácias, uma vez que nestas a aquisição sem prescrição médica é elevada. O papel dos farmacêuticos nessas circunstâncias é o de praticar a dispensação de maneira racional. Por meio de questionário estruturado, com questões abertas e fechadas, investigou-se o perfil dos antibióticos dispensados em farmácias de Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brasil. Pelas respostas, observou-se que 85 por cento das dispensa essa classe de medicamentos sem prescrição médica, principalmente para o tratamento de problemas dos tratos respiratório (62,8 por cento) e urinário (12,0 por cento). Além disso, a orientação dos farmacêuticos se focou amplamente na posologia (66,6 por cento)e nas interações com fármacos (12,6 por cento), em adição às interações com anticoncepcionais, álcool e leite. A importância de se proibir a dispensação sem prescrição médica deve ser enfatizada, assim como os benefícios da educação da população para promover o uso racional de medicamentos.
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Anti-Bacterial Agents/supply & distribution , Good Distribution Practices , Program Evaluation , Drug Prescriptions , Pharmacy/methodsSubject(s)
Humans , Pharmacy/methods , Education, Pharmacy , Pharmacogenetics , Pharmacokinetics , Chemistry, Pharmaceutical , Technology, Pharmaceutical , Rheology , Pharmacy/instrumentation , Pharmacy/standards , Homeopathic Vehicles , Substance-Related Disorders , Substance-Related Disorders , Complementary Therapies , Medicamentous Disease , Rebound Effect , Drug Industry , Biological Availability , Drug Stability , ThermodynamicsSubject(s)
Humans , Education, Pharmacy , Pharmacokinetics , Pharmacogenetics , Pharmacy/methods , Chemistry, Pharmaceutical , Rheology , Technology, Pharmaceutical , Biological Availability , Medicamentous Disease , Rebound Effect , Drug Stability , Pharmacy/instrumentation , Pharmacy/standards , Drug Industry , Complementary Therapies , Thermodynamics , Substance-Related Disorders , Homeopathic VehiclesABSTRACT
El presente texto pretende dar un servicio real a la población sobre la actualidad de las diferentes ramas de la bioquímica y farmacia. Esta guía pretende ser un aporte a la población entre la cual se ha detectado la necesidad de un mayor conocimiento de las acciones y objetivos del Colegio Departamental de Bioquímica y Farmacia. Aquí se conoce el aporte de todos los profesionales del ramo, tanto del sector público como privado y en el área rural y urbana. Mediante D.S. No. 10083/72 del 14 de enero de 1972 se constituye la colegiación de los profesionales Bioquímicos-Farmaceúticos Bolivianos. Contiene el estatuto Orgánico, Reglamento, Código de Etica y Moral, Reglamento del Código de Etica del Colegio de Bioquímica y Farmacia de Bolivia, además de los profesionales del Colegio, Profesionales registrados al Diciembre de 1994 al 1995