Profile of drug use by the elderly of Family Health Program in Porto Alegre

• Autor(a) principal: Andrade, Camila Pereira de
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Engroff, Paula, Sgnaolin, Vanessa, Gomes, Irenio, Terra, Newton Luiz
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde (Santa Maria)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/revistasaude/article/view/38238
• topic: Aged; Drug Utilization; Therapeutics; Idoso; Uso de medicamentos; Terapêutica

Objetive: To evaluate the pharmacological profile of the elderly attended by the Family Health Strategy (FHS). Methods: Cross-sectional study prospectively collected in a random sample of the elderly population registered in the FHS of Porto Alegre / RS. The elderly were interviewed by community health workers in homes who applied a general questionnaire containing information on drugs. The pharmacotherapeutic data were used to identify the active substances classified by the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System. Results: Were included 761 participants with mean age of 77.1 ± 10.3 years, most of them by females (63.9%), white (64.7%) and incomplete primary school (66.8%). The medication average was 4.1 ± 3.1 and the prevalence of use was 85.0%. The most frequently used anatomical groups were: cardiovascular system (80.1%), digestive system and metabolism (56.9%) and nervous system (46.8%). Regarding the prescription understanding, 75.4% recognized the drug by the characteristics of the packaging and 53.4% acquired in the public system. Pharmacological treatment was not adhered by 66.8%. Conclusion: As the elderly are the most used drugs, studies with this approach can contribute to the formulation of strategies attention to this population.