Utilization of medicines by the Brazilian population, 2003
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Summary: | The aim of the present study was to characterize the utilization of medicines by the Brazilian population, using data from the Brazilian World Health Survey. Medicines were grouped according to the active pharmaceutical ingredient based on an adaptation of the World Health Organization standard list of essential medicines. The analysis included the characteristics of individuals who keep medicines at home and who had used them within the reference period (within two weeks prior to the interview), according to presence of medical prescription. Nearly half of the participants (49.0%) reported use of medicines during the reference period. Older and wealthier individuals and those with chronic diseases or disabilities and with poor self-rated health keep and use medicines more frequently. For 25.0% of the individuals that had used medicines during the reference period, none of the drugs had been prescribed by a health professional. Among the individuals who had medicines prescribed in the last appointment, 13.0% were unable to obtain the prescribed medication (of these, 55.0% could not afford it). The most widely utilized group was that of the analgesics (22.0%), and only 51.0% of the individuals using this type of medicine had received a medical prescription for it. |
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Utilization of medicines by the Brazilian population, 2003DrugsDrug UtilizationDrug PrescriptionsThe aim of the present study was to characterize the utilization of medicines by the Brazilian population, using data from the Brazilian World Health Survey. Medicines were grouped according to the active pharmaceutical ingredient based on an adaptation of the World Health Organization standard list of essential medicines. The analysis included the characteristics of individuals who keep medicines at home and who had used them within the reference period (within two weeks prior to the interview), according to presence of medical prescription. Nearly half of the participants (49.0%) reported use of medicines during the reference period. Older and wealthier individuals and those with chronic diseases or disabilities and with poor self-rated health keep and use medicines more frequently. For 25.0% of the individuals that had used medicines during the reference period, none of the drugs had been prescribed by a health professional. Among the individuals who had medicines prescribed in the last appointment, 13.0% were unable to obtain the prescribed medication (of these, 55.0% could not afford it). The most widely utilized group was that of the analgesics (22.0%), and only 51.0% of the individuals using this type of medicine had received a medical prescription for it.Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz2005-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2005000700011Cadernos de Saúde Pública v.21 suppl.1 2005reponame:Cadernos de Saúde Públicainstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)instacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0102-311X2005000700011info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCarvalho,Marcelo Felga dePascom,Ana Roberta PatiSouza-Júnior,Paulo Roberto Borges deDamacena,Giseli NogueiraSzwarcwald,Célia Landmanneng2006-08-28T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0102-311X2005000700011Revistahttp://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/csp/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpcadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br||cadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br1678-44640102-311Xopendoar:2006-08-28T00:00Cadernos de Saúde Pública - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)false |
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Utilization of medicines by the Brazilian population, 2003 |
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Utilization of medicines by the Brazilian population, 2003 |
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Utilization of medicines by the Brazilian population, 2003 Carvalho,Marcelo Felga de Drugs Drug Utilization Drug Prescriptions |
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Utilization of medicines by the Brazilian population, 2003 |
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Utilization of medicines by the Brazilian population, 2003 |
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Utilization of medicines by the Brazilian population, 2003 |
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Utilization of medicines by the Brazilian population, 2003 |
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Utilization of medicines by the Brazilian population, 2003 |
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Carvalho,Marcelo Felga de |
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Carvalho,Marcelo Felga de Pascom,Ana Roberta Pati Souza-Júnior,Paulo Roberto Borges de Damacena,Giseli Nogueira Szwarcwald,Célia Landmann |
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Pascom,Ana Roberta Pati Souza-Júnior,Paulo Roberto Borges de Damacena,Giseli Nogueira Szwarcwald,Célia Landmann |
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Carvalho,Marcelo Felga de Pascom,Ana Roberta Pati Souza-Júnior,Paulo Roberto Borges de Damacena,Giseli Nogueira Szwarcwald,Célia Landmann |
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Drugs Drug Utilization Drug Prescriptions |
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Drugs Drug Utilization Drug Prescriptions |
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The aim of the present study was to characterize the utilization of medicines by the Brazilian population, using data from the Brazilian World Health Survey. Medicines were grouped according to the active pharmaceutical ingredient based on an adaptation of the World Health Organization standard list of essential medicines. The analysis included the characteristics of individuals who keep medicines at home and who had used them within the reference period (within two weeks prior to the interview), according to presence of medical prescription. Nearly half of the participants (49.0%) reported use of medicines during the reference period. Older and wealthier individuals and those with chronic diseases or disabilities and with poor self-rated health keep and use medicines more frequently. For 25.0% of the individuals that had used medicines during the reference period, none of the drugs had been prescribed by a health professional. Among the individuals who had medicines prescribed in the last appointment, 13.0% were unable to obtain the prescribed medication (of these, 55.0% could not afford it). The most widely utilized group was that of the analgesics (22.0%), and only 51.0% of the individuals using this type of medicine had received a medical prescription for it. |
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