Indicators for evaluating municipal pharmaceutical services: A look at the amazon region

• Autor(a) principal: Silva Gomes, Ilvia
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Rocha Farias, Mareni, Nair Leite, Silvana, Raijche Mattozo Rover, Marina
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Gestão & Saúde (Brasília)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/rgs/article/view/47262
• topic: Indicadores de Saúde;; Região Amazônica;; Assistência Farmacêutica;; Atenção Primária à Saúde.; Indicadores de salud;; Región amazónica;; Servicios Farmacéuticos;; Atención Primaria de Salud.; Health Indicators;; Amazon Region;; Pharmaceutical Services;; Primary Health Care.

This manuscript describes the stages of adaptation and validation of indicators for the evaluation of municipal Pharmaceutical Services focused on the Amazon region. After adaptation, the indicators underwent content validation in two stages: consultation with experts and virtual consensus workshop. Representatives from two municipalities in the state of Pará, from the 9th Region of Health of the State, educational institutions in the region and researchers in the area participated. Adaptations were made regarding the context, updating of the legislation and synthesis of some points to increase the clarity of the analyses. The inclusion of riverside and river health units in the object of study stands out; in the logistical indicators, the verification of adaptations in the programming and acquisition of medicines considering the distances and seasonal seasons of the territories, and differences in the distribution between the units of urban, rural and riverside areas. In addition, it included an indicator that assesses the existence of health actions related to the traditional practices of the population. Discussions at the workshop guided the importance of contemplating the impact of the Amazon factor on the logistics and accessibility of Pharmaceutical Services in the region. Considering the context of the Amazon municipalities in evaluations indicates the recognition of their particularities, and allows adequate analyzes to subsidize the planning of actions aimed at overcoming the weaknesses of the region.