Uso de medicamentos psicotrópicos disponibilizados pelo SUS no município de Santo Antônio da Patrulha

Abstract

The psychotropics provided by the Unified Health System (UHS) in Santo Antônio da Patrulha city should be used in a rational way, since the pharmaceutical assistance plays an important role in dispensing these drugs. The evaluation of the use of these drugs available by the UHS has as its suggestion the rational use of pharmaceutical assistance. In this regard, the present work reported an investigative study, focusing on the quantitative research of medication and the number of patients which have used these psychotropic drugs. The information was collected through the Municipal System database (Consulfarma) from March 2015 to March 2018, calculating the total number of psychotropic users as well as the total amount dispensed annually for each medication. Thus, it was observed that 3710 patients who took some psychotropic medication made available by UHS in the last year, which is approximately 10% of the population of the city. Furthermore, it was also observed that the most usually used medications were Fluoxetine 20 mg and Amitriptyline 25 mg (antidepressants), followed by anticonvulsants (Carbamazepine 200 mg and Valproic Acid 250 mg), and the dispensing of all these drugs was accompanied by pharmacists. Finally, comparing the total population of the city with the medication amount which was dispensed as well as the number of patients, the use of psychotropic drugs was considered very high.