Assistência farmacêutica na atenção primária à saúde: análise dos dados da avaliação externa do programa nacional de melhoria do acesso e da qualidade da atenção básica

Abstract

The objective of the study was to analyze the epidemiological profile of the pharmaceutical assistance of the municipalities of the 4th Regional Health Coordination of Rio Grande do Sul, based on microdata generated in the 2nd cycle of the national program for improving access and quality of care. Transverse observational epidemiological study. The microdata were divided into three dimensions: structure, process and outcome. Most of the variables were related to the structure dimension. In relation to the basic health units, 80.3% of them have a dispensation of medicine by the pharmacy, and the nursing technician is the professional who most carries out the dispensation. In only 8.2% of pharmacies have a pharmacotherapeutic follow-up room and in 26.2% of them there is a computer. Only 36.4% of the teams perform actions for users in chronic use of psychoactive drugs. The precarious physical structure of pharmacies that limits the clinical performance of the pharmacist stands out. It is worth noting, the need of teams to expand mental health actions. It is necessary the structuring of pharmacies aiming at improving working conditions and humanization in the care.