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1054/2011 - Dispensation of anorexic psychotropics in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Dispensações de psicotrópicos anorexígenos no município de Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

Author:

• Eduardo Luiz Mendonça Martins - Martins, E.L.M. - São João del-Rei, MG - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - UFJF - <emartins2br@yahoo.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Larissa Pereira Brumano - Brumano, L.P. - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - <larissabrumano@gmail.com>
• Paula Maria Ribeiro - Ribeiro, P.M. - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - <paulafarmaufjf@yahoo.com.br>
• Denise Campos Pereira - Pereira, D.C. - Vigilância Sanitária - Prefeitura de Juiz de Fora - <dekapereira@uol.com.br>
• Mônica Cecília Santana Pereira - Pereira, M.C.S. - Vigilância Sanitária - Prefeitura de Juiz de Fora - <monicasantanapereira@bol.com.br>
• Profa. Ms. Alessandra Ésther de Mendonça - Mendonça. A.E. - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - <am_esther@yahoo.com.br>
• Profa. Dra. Maria Beatriz Cardoso Ferreira - Ferreira, M.B.C. - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS - <mariabeatrizcf@terra.com.br>
• Profa. Dra. Maria da Penha Henriques do Amaral - Amaral, M.P.H. - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - <penhaufjf@yahoo.com.br>

Thematic Area:

Assistência Farmacêutica

Abstract:

Obesity is a serious public health issue. Although drug therapy is one of the therapeutic approaches, it must be preceded by a change of eating patterns, along with the regular practice of exercise. This study assessed dispensation of anorexic psychotropics in 2009, in Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil. Data were collected from consumption bulletins sent monthly to the municipal sanitary surveillance agency (VISA), and from the Brazilian National Management System of Controlled Products (SNGPC). Of the 7,759 notifications assessed, 93.3% were dispensed by pharmacies preparing magisterial formulae and 6.7% by drugstores. Of all the prescriptions, 55.4% were for amphepramone, 33.1% for femproporex, and 11.5% for mazindol. The three drugs had a larger consumption rate in the municipality (daily defined dose/1,000 inhabitants/day) than in the country as a whole, during the study period. The professional with the largest number of prescriptions was responsible for 3,535 dispensations (45.6% of all dispensations in the period). All of these were dispensed by pharmacies preparing magisterial formulae, a single outlet being responsible for 99.5% of these dispensations. This scenery shows that anorexic psychotropic dispensation is a relevant public health issue. Criteria for monitoring the prescription, dispensation and consumption of these drugs should be re-evaluated.

Keywords:

DispensationAnorexic DrugsObesityRational drug use

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Martins, E.L.M., Brumano, L.P., Ribeiro, P.M., Pereira, D.C., Pereira, M.C.S., Mendonça. A.E., Ferreira, M.B.C., Amaral, M.P.H.. Dispensation of anorexic psychotropics in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2011/Aug). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/dispensation-of-anorexic-psychotropics-in-the-municipality-of-juiz-de-fora-minas-gerais-brazil/8117?id=8117&id=8117



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