ACOMPANHAMENTO FARMACOTERAPÊUTICO DE PACIENTES IDOSOS RESIDENTES DE UMA ENTIDADE DE LONGA PERMANÊNCIA

• Autor(a) principal: Bernardes Scanavachi, Carla Maria
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Aparecido de Carvalho, Gabriel, Marini, Danyelle Cristine
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/257
• topic: Farmacoterapêutico; Medicamento; Idoso; Qualidade de vida.

Pharmacotherapeutic follow-up is a practice within pharmaceutical care, which consists of investigating the dosage, means of access, adherence and administration of the medication, as well as the study of adverse reactions and drug interactions of the therapy used by the patient. The elderly population is the one that has the most diseases, therefore it is the one that most uses health services. It is estimated that the more medications the elderly person uses, the greater the risk of having a drug interaction. The objective of the present study was to carry out pharmacotherapeutic follow-up of the elderly, aiming at improving their quality of life. The collection of information was carried out using data present in the patients' medical records, as well as the use of a recording method called SOAP (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plane), which allowed the collection and organization of patient data, the identification of problems related to pharmacotherapy, the elaboration of a care plan together with the patient. The present work found that in the pharmacotherapies used by the elderly there were three mild interactions, twenty one moderate interactions and fourteen severe interactions and the presence of undesirable signs and symptoms in the elderly, which may be associated with the use of some medications or untreated pathologies. It also found the use of several medications that are inappropriate for the elderly according to the 2015 Beers Criteria. In view of these findings, he sent a letter to the prescriber describing the problems encountered in order to achieve a more effective pharmacotherapy.