Author:

• Sarah Nascimento Silva - Silva, S.N - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Farmácia Social- Faculdade de Farmácia - <sarahnsilva@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1087-9819

Co-author(s):

• Marina Guimarães Lima - Lima, M.G. - Belo Horizonte, MG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Farmácia Social - <marina.glima@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0959-3079

Thematic Area:

Assistência Farmacêutica

Abstract:

The study evaluated the conditions of Pharmaceutical Services in Psychosocial Care Centers (CAPS) through a cross-sectional study in 15 CAPS located in the Médio Paraopeba region, Minas Gerais. Data collection was conducted through direct observation of CAPS and interviews with pharmacists and managers of pharmaceutical services. The instruments were based on indicators proposed by WHO, technical documents for the organization of Pharmaceutical Services, in legislation and recommendations to the Good Pharmaceutical Practice. There was 13 dispensing units, nine of them internal to CAPS. The services presented lists of essential medicines updated and high availability of the main drugs used in the mental health treatments. All cities participating in a consortium for the purchase of medicines. The complete identification of drugs was present in only seven services and all had failures in traceability of dispensed medicines. In CAPS there is only one pharmacist in part of the operating period and only one activity directed to patients about medication use. It was observed need for greater participation of the pharmacist in control and standardization of activities of CAPS and especially in care activities for composing the reference staff in Mental Health.

Keywords:

Pharmaceutical ServicesMental HealthHealth Services Evaluation

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