NDLI: Antidepressivos e Benzodiazepínicos: estudo sobre o uso racional entre usuários do SUS em Ribeirão Preto-SP

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Antidepressivos e Benzodiazepínicos: estudo sobre o uso racional entre usuários do SUS em Ribeirão Preto-SP

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Queiroz-Netto, Maira Umezaki De Freitas, Osvaldo De Pereira, Leonardo Régis Leira
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	The increasing use of psychotropic drugs can be stimulated by the medicalization of society, combined with the marketing pressures from the pharmaceutical industry and a population aging, but benzodiazepines and antidepressants cause tolerance, dependence and adverse reactions when improperly used. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the use of these drugs in patients treated in pharmacies of public health in a Brazilian city. This descriptive, retrospective and observational study was conducted in the West Health District of Ribeirao Preto-SP, which has an estimated population of 140,000 inhabitants. The study included 5946 users who have received benzodiazepines and / or antidepressants, at least one occasion, in the pharmacy’s public health system during the period of 01/05/2006 to 30/11/2006. The data related to drug treatment, frequency of withdrawal from drugs, demographic variables and access to health services was collection at the computerized system of the Municipal Health Department of Ribeirao Preto, called Hygia. The use’s prevalence of psychotropic drugs in this population was 5.7%, with female predominance. The users’ adherence to treatment, evaluated according to frequency of withdrawal from these drugs to pharmacies, was reduced. Prescribed doses of antidepressants and benzodiazepines were similar for adults and seniors. Given the results, it is evident the need for intervention to rationalize the use of psychotropic drugs and sometimes with the Brazilian public health service
Starting Page	77
Ending Page	82
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
Volume Number	33
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://serv-bib.fcfar.unesp.br/seer/index.php/Cien_Farm/article/viewFile/1777/1777
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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