Author:

• Ana Paula Dresch - Dresch, Ana Paula - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - <anapcondre@yahoo.com> +

Co-author(s):

• Tânia Alves Amador - Amador, T.A. - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - <tania.alvesa@gmail.com>
• Isabela Heineck - Heineck,I. - Porto Alegre, RS - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - <isabelah@farmacia.ufrgs.br>

Thematic Area:

Assistência Farmacêutica

Abstract:

This study aimed to characterize the degree of patients’ knowledge regarding their prescribed drug in public dental services in Porto Alegre, verify the occurrence of verbal prescribing practice by dentists and individual sources of drug information. A cross-sectional study was carried out in two emergency services. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire after dental consultation. Of the 286 respondents, 164 (57%) were female, with a 35 year-old average and family mean income of 3.5 minimum salaries. Around 10% of the patients received verbal prescription and of the 258 who were questioned concerning medication knowledge from written prescriptions, 86% identified correctly the drug’s name, 85% could tell the dose schedule, 66% knew the indication and 65% the correct dosage. Only 20% and 9% were able to inform aspects of precautions and adverse reactions, respectively. From scoring system results, 55% of the patients displayed a regular knowledge, 34% an insufficient and 11% a good one. The main source of information about medicines was the leaflet (40.7%). Most patients showed a sufficient level of knowledge about the main information of the treatment, but would have difficulty in driving it forward properly form some complications.

Keywords:

patients’ knowledge drug prescription odontology

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