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Automedicação entre estudantes de graduação do interior do Amazonas

Resumo Objetivo Estimar a prevalência e fatores associados à automedicação entre estudantes de cursos de graduação do interior do Amazonas. Métodos Estudo transversal com 694 estudantes de uma universidade pública do interior do Amazonas, entre março a julho de 2018. Definiu-se automedicaç�...

Free acquisition of psychotropic drugs by the Brazilian adult population and presence on the National List of Essential Medicines

Abstract The aims of the present study were to estimate the free-of-charge acquisition of psychotropic drugs among Brazilian adults; analyze the distribution of psychotropics according to their presence on the Relação Nacional de Medicamentos Essenciais (RENAME [National List of Essential Medicines]) a...

Prevalência e fatores associados à polifarmácia e potenciais interações medicamentosas em adultos na cidade de Manaus: estudo transversal de base populacional, 2019

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 31 (2), 2022
Objetivo: Analisar a prevalência e fatores associados à polifarmácia e a presença de potenciais interações medicamentosas em Manaus, estado do Amazonas, Brasil, em 2019. Métodos: Estudo transversal de base populacional, com adultos de ≥ 18 anos. Entre pessoas em polifarmácia (≥ 5 medicamen...

Psychoactive drugs in the Brazilian public health system: Use profile and associated factors

Abstract The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of and characterize the use of psychoactive drugs among drug users in a Brazilian municipality, relating the findings to factors associated with the consumption of these substances. Through a cross-sectional design, 1,355 drug users from t...

Use of medication and associated factors in adults living in Rio Branco, Acre. Use of medication in adults

Abstract We analyzed use of medication and associated factors in adults aged 18-59 years living in Rio Branco, Acre. This is a cross-sectional and population-based study that used a probabilistic sample of the population from rural and urban areas of the city of Rio Branco, Acre. The Prevalence Ratio (PR...

Hospitalizations and adverse drug events in the Brazilian unified health system: a ten-year retrospective analysis of routine data

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the frequency and characteristics of hospitalizations for/with adverse drug events in the Brazilian unified health system routine data. METHODS Nationwide retrospective study using data obtained from a period of ten years from the Brazil Hospital Information System (SIH...

Profile of pharmaceutical interventions of a pharmacotherapeutic follow-up model for diabetic patients in a community pharmacy

Abstract The insertion of Pharmaceutical Care in Primary Health Care (PHC) improves patients’ clinical outcomes and quality of life. Pharmacotherapeutic follow-up can contribute to the management of chronic diseases such as diabetes, promoting better glycemic control and adherence to therapy. This stu...

International Classification of Diseases Codes as screeners for Adverse Drug Events

Códigos da Classificação Internacional de Doenças como Rastreadores de Eventos Adversos a MedicamentosARTIGO DE REVISÃOJosé Romério Rabelo Melo1,2 , Elisabeth Carmen Duarte,3 Silvia Maria de Freitas4 , Eduardo Gabriel Pinheiro5 , Eudiana Vale Francelino6,7 , Paulo Sergio Dourado Arrais7 Introduç...

Desempeño profesional de egresados de la maestría en Farmacoepidemiología
Professional performance of graduates from the Pharmacoepidemiology Master's Degree Course

Educ. med. super; 35 (2), 2021
Introducción: El seguimiento de los egresados permite conocer su desempeño profesional. Este aspecto no se ha tenido en cuenta en la maestría en Farmacoepidemiología. Objetivo: Caracterizar el desempeño profesional de los egresados de las tres primeras ediciones de la maestría en Farmacoepidemio...

Manejo de la hiperglicemia en un hospital de primer nivel de atención

Rev. med. Risaralda; 27 (1), 2021
Resumen Objetivo: Describir el tratamiento en un hospital de primer nivel de pacientes que consultaron el servicio de urgencias por hiperglucemia, el manejo previo y su probable relación con nuevas hiperglucemias. Materiales y métodos: Estudio observacional de corte transversal con seguimiento de un...