USE OF MEDICATION AMONG ELDERLY PATIENTS ATTENDED AT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE UNIT IN DIAMANTINA, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL, 2011

Authors

  • Hellen Lilliane Cruz Departamento de Farmácia da Faculdade de Ciências Biológica e da Saúde, Universidade Federal dos Vales Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. Endereço: Rodovia MGT 367 - Km 583, N⁰ 5000 - Bairro Alto da Jacuba - Diamantina – Minas Gerais, Brasil. CEP: 39100-000 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4274-8239
  • Flávia Karla Cruz Mota Prefeitura Municipal de Diamantina. Endereço Rua da Gloria- nº 394, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brasil CEP:39100-000
  • Renata Aline Andrade Departamento de Farmácia da Faculdade de Ciências Biológica e da Saúde, Universidade Federal dos Vales Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. Endereço: Rodovia MGT 367 - Km 583, N⁰ 5000 - Bairro Alto da Jacuba - Diamantina – Minas Gerais, Brasil. CEP-39100-000
  • Emerson Cotta Bodevan Departamento de Matemática e Estatística da Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológica, Universidade Federal dos Vales Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. Endereço: Rodovia MGT 367 - Km 583, N⁰ 5000 - Bairro Alto da Jacuba - Diamantina – Minas Gerais, Brasil. CEP-39100-000
  • Lorena Ulhôa Araújo Departamento de Farmácia da Faculdade de Ciências Biológica e da Saúde, Universidade Federal dos Vales Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. Endereço: Rodovia MGT 367 - Km 583, N⁰ 5000 - Bairro Alto da Jacuba - Diamantina – Minas Gerais, Brasil. CEP-39100-000
  • Delba Fonseca Santos Departamento de Farmácia da Faculdade de Ciências Biológica e da Saúde, Universidade Federal dos Vales Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. Endereço: Rodovia MGT 367 - Km 583, N⁰ 5000 - Bairro Alto da Jacuba - Diamantina – Minas Gerais, Brasil. CEP-39100-000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14450/2318-9312.v26.e3.a2014.pp157-165

Keywords:

Elderly, Polypharmacy, Primary Health Care, Descriptive Epidemiology

Abstract

This study aims to characterize the access and use of medications among elderly enrolled in a Primary Health Care Unit in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Descriptive study with elderly (aged 60 years or older) enrolled in a health unit in the period January to December 2011, with the realization of home interviews and application of semi-structured and standardized questionnaires. The average of medications consumed was 2.6 per elderly and polypharmacy was evidenced in 18.3% of cases. 82.5% of prescription medications were free provided in the public system of municipality, and 64.2% of these were for the cardiovascular system. Cardiovascular medications were the most commonly used class (diuretic and rennin-angiotensin system with 61.3%). Thus the results of this study were comparable to those found in other research on medications use of drugs by elderly, confirming the importance the using of medicines in the elderly health care.

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Published

2014-09-17

How to Cite

Cruz, H. L., Cruz Mota, F. K., Andrade, R. A., Bodevan, E. C., Araújo, L. U., & Santos, D. F. (2014). USE OF MEDICATION AMONG ELDERLY PATIENTS ATTENDED AT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE UNIT IN DIAMANTINA, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL, 2011. Infarma - Pharmaceutical Sciences, 26(3), 157–165. https://doi.org/10.14450/2318-9312.v26.e3.a2014.pp157-165

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 3 (2014)

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