Avaliação da automedicação em gestantes do município de Campina Grande – PB.

Abstract

Self-medication is the act in which the individual, through analysis of their symptoms, seeks to select and use medications without prescription. This action may culminate in the irrational use of medicines and generate public health problems, so the pharmacotherapy should be monitored by a pharmacist. Complications can be even more serious when pregnant seek this resource, often not paying attention to their sensitive situation and limitations. This paper aims to evaluate the incidence of self-medication in pregnant women living in Campina Grande - PB. The adopted methodology was qualitative/quantitative of descriptive character. The research was conducted through a questionnaire with 80 pregnant women undergoing prenatal care during September 2019. The questionnaire was numbered and then transposed to a digital platform using the resources of the Microsoft Access Program version 2010. The Epi Info program, version 6.02 was used to validate typing. After typing, the database was transferred to the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) for Windows version 13.0 program for statistical analysis of the data. The 80 pregnant women who answered the questionnaire said they used at least 1 medication during pregnancy, and 25 said they had self-medication. Paracetamol and dipyrone, used by 12 and 8 pregnant women respectively, were the most used drugs through self-medication, where the second is considered contraindicated for use during this period. The pregnant women in this study reported having used more prescription drugs than non-prescribed. The information resulted from this study made it possible to contribute to epidemiological research on the use of drugs during pregnancy, which are of great relevance given that there is no possibility of conducting clinical studies in this group. It was also possible to help in raising awareness about the variables inherent in pregnancy, seeking to enhance the importance of the pharmacist in this period, the appropriate professional and responsible for promoting the rational drug use (RDU).