PHARMACEUTICAL CARE: REVIEW OF PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR PRIMARY CARE HEALTH USERS

Abstract

Pharmaceutical services involve clinical assistance activities, mainly focused on health care, and should be committed to direct user support and health  outcomes, especially those related to pharmacotherapy. In this context, the  study aimed to review the pharmacotherapy of users of Primary Health Care  (PHC). A crosssectional study was carried out with a quantitative and  descriptive approach. The study was developed from September 2018 to  February 2019 at the Basic Health Units (UBS) of Campina Grande-PB, Brazil. The study variables, collected through a structured questionnaire,  were classified into demographic and socioeconomic, clinical, and variables  related to pharmacotherapy. Of the users observed, the average age was 50  years. In the evaluation of pharmacotherapy, it was observed that the classes of drugs most used were antihypertensive and hypoglycemic due to  the morbidity profile related to chronic diseases. There was a 19.8%  frequency of drug interactions among users, some of them being of severe  intensity, revealing insecurity of pharmacotherapy, despite the high  adherence when questioned about the use. Despite these limitations, the  research presented important contributions to the service and health professionals, such as the integration of the pharmacist professional to the  family health care teams in the primary care, and the possibility of offering  the pharmacotherapy review service to the users, observing the dimensions  of need, adherence, effectiveness and safety of the medicines in use.