The pharmaceutical workforce in the Unified Health System is responsible for the actions that materialize the National Pharmaceutical Policy from management to care. This study sets out to analyze the dynamics of the pharmaceutical workforce in the S...
The integrality of care is one of the principles of the National Pharmaceutical Assistance Policy and underpins two tools that guide the use of medicines: the Clinical Protocols and Therapeutic Guidelines (PCDT) and the Lists of Essential Medicines. ...
This study aimed to characterize the organization of the Specialized Components of Pharmaceutical Services (CEAF) in Brazil and to categorize the different strategies as centralized or decentralized, pointing out the limits, challenges, and potential...
Syphilis remains a significant sexually transmitted infection in Brazil, with benzathine penicillin (BPG) as the first-line treatment. In 2014, the country faced a global penicillin shortage, prompting a coordinated federal response, especially in li...
The year 2024 marks the twentieth anniversary of the National Pharmaceutical Policy (PNAF), which involves actions to promote, protect, and restore health, with the population's access to medicines and their rational use as an essential part of its p...
This study characterizes the conflicts between the Municipal Health Council (CMS) of Porto Alegre and the Executive and Legislative branches between 1988 and 2022. A documentary research and content analysis were conducted. Seventeen conflict cases w...
Primary Health Care (PHC) is an important tool for reducing health inequalities in Brazil, and its resilience is related to this potential. Objective: To analyze the Day-to-Day and Crisis Resilience of PHC in 8 municipalities in the Northeast of Braz...
This article analyzes the evolution of pharmaceutical policies and services in Brazil, emphasizing the development of the latter and the political disputes and influence networks shaping governance in the sector. Based on an ethnography of documents,...
