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0169/2022 - Prison pharmaceutical assistance in Pará: determining factors for access to medication and the right to health
Assistência farmacêutica prisional paraense: fatores determinantes ao acesso aos medi-camentos e ao direito à saúde

Author:

• Anna Paula Alves Monteiro Costa - Costa, A.P.A.M. - <annap_monteiro@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5925-5396

Co-author(s):

• Orenzio Soler - Soler,O. - <orenziosoler@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2246-0019
• Luana Melo Diogo de Queiroz - Queiroz, L.M.D. - <luanaqueiroz@ufpa.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5036-5639


Abstract:

Introduction: Comprehensive access to health is a global problem. It is estimated that one third of the population does not have regular access to essential medicines. The Person De-prived of Liberty (PPL) is one of those who present situations of inequities of access. Given the uniqueness of the penitentiary system, this research aimed to identify the determining fac-tors in the access to medicines made available by the Unified Health System (SUS) for the PPL in Pará. Methods: This is an applied, exploratory, qualitative research carried outAugust 2019 to February 2020, also using the APOTECA framework. Results: It was evi-denced in the analysis of the APOTECA framework that technical, political, and administra-tive factors are identified as the main barriers in guaranteeing equal access to medicines made available by the SUS for the PPL in Pará. Conclusion: The deprivation of liberty, social vul-nerability, and other factors inherent to the prison reality make it difficult to implement the right to health of PPL, and several challenges must be overcome in terms of guaranteeing equal access to medicines.

Keywords:

Penitentiary System. Prison Health. Person Deprived of Liberty. Pharmaceutical care. Medici-nes.

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Costa, A.P.A.M., Soler,O., Queiroz, L.M.D.. Prison pharmaceutical assistance in Pará: determining factors for access to medication and the right to health. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2022/Jul). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/prison-pharmaceutical-assistance-in-para-determining-factors-for-access-to-medication-and-the-right-to-health/18425?id=18425&id=18425



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