Avaliação das prescrições de psicofármacos na farmácia básica do município de Cuité - PB.

Abstract

Psychotropics are substances that cause changes in the Central Nervous System and are commonly used to treat various mental disorders that affect a large number of people. It is known that a large part of this class of drugs has a high risk of causing dependence, and that the constant and indiscriminate use can bring several health risks. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the prescription of psychotropic drugs in the Basic Pharmacy of Cuité-PB. This research corresponds to a cross-sectional, quantitative and descriptive study, whose sample follow-up consisted of 200 users of psychotropic drugs treated at the Basic Pharmacy in Cuité-PB. Data collection took place from November 2020 to June 2021. From the results, there was a prevalence of female individuals (58.5%), single (43.5%) and adults (49.5 %), with low levels of education (48%) and monthly income (43.5%). The majority of respondents declared that they were unemployed (27%), or were farmers (17%) or retired (17%), with a family of at most 3 members (63%). The most prescribed psychoactive agents were clonazepam (21.4%), amitriptyline (13.2%) and diazepam (12.5%), acquired with prescriptions obtained from the public health system. Generally, psychotropics were used for a period of 1 to 5 years (43.5%). As for drug interactions, the presence of 33 interactions was detected, the most frequent being the association between diazepam and haloperidol found in 8 prescriptions and classified as moderate. Of the prescriptions evaluated, 3 presented nonconformities related, mainly, to the dosage. However, there is a considerable use of psychotropic drugs, and it is necessary to raise the awareness of prescribing professionals through a more adequate monitoring of the use of these drugs.