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2037/2013 - Rational use of medicines by individuals with hypertension and diabetes in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Uso Racional de Medicamentos entre indivíduos com Diabetes Mellitus e Hipertensão Arterial no Município do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

Author:

• Luiz Villarinho Pereira Mendes - Villarinho, L.P.M - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Núcleo de Assistência Farmacêutica NAF/ENSP/Fiocruz - <luizvillarinho@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9027-0287

Co-author(s):

• Vera Lucia Luiza - Lucia Luiza, Vera - Rio de Janeiro, - Núcleo de Assistência Farmacêutica NAF/ENSP/Fiocruz - <vera@ensp.fiocruz.br> +
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6245-7522
• MONICA RODRIGUES CAMPOS - Campos, M. R. - Departamento de Ciências Sociais DCS/ENSP/Fiocruz - <monicarodriguescampos@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7443-5977

Thematic Area:

Assistência Farmacêutica

Abstract:

This study focuses on the rational use of medicines (RUM) by hypertensive and diabetic patients treated in primary care units in the city of Rio de Janeiro. It constitutes a cross-sectional study conducted between January and February 2010. Indicators were created considering the following aspects: adherence, self-medication and how patients take care of medicines within their households. It was performed univariate and multivariate data danalysis. From 547 patients studied, 77.5% reported that they usually do not leave leftover medicines and 80.3% reported that they usually do not forget to take them. Almost all respondents reported that they only take medications prescribed by authorized healthcare professionals. Half of the patients had no medicines with expired or damaged packaging at home. Statistical tests showed that RUM has revealed to be higher among hypertensive individuals who are married, who are working, who have mentioned to receive medical guidance about diet and physical exercise, and who has not missed any scheduled medical consultations at the primary health care unit within the 6 months before this research was done. Our findings strengthen the importance of the primary health care in promoting the rational use of medicines.

Keywords:

pharmaceutical services chronic non-communicable diseases rational use of medicines primary health care

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Villarinho, L.P.M, Lucia Luiza, Vera, Campos, M. R.. Rational use of medicines by individuals with hypertension and diabetes in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2013/Oct). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/rational-use-of-medicines-by-individuals-with-hypertension-and-diabetes-in-the-municipality-of-rio-de-janeiro-brasil/14630?id=14630



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