Assistência farmacêutica na atenção primária em saúde do Brasil

Abstract

The pharmacist professional plays an important role in primary health care in Brazil, by providing self-care, health education, health promotion and rational use of medicines. In this context, this study, through an integrative literature review, aimed to analyze the experiences reported on the implementation of pharmaceutical assistance in primary health care. Among de descriptors “Pharmaceutical assistance”, “Pharmaceutical services” and “Primary health care”, articles dealing with pharmaceutical assistance developed in primary care in Brazil, published in Portuguese, from 2012 to 2022, were recruited from Periódicos CAPES and PubMed. Although the incorporation of pharmacists in primary health care constitutes an excellent advance for the country, few studies address the execution of clinical services in this context, as well as, there is still an important deficiency in relation to the composition of the workforce in dispensing units, which may compromise the quality of medication use and health outcomes. Therefore, it is observed that the proposal of primary health care for pharmacists still lacks clear objectives, preventing planning and, consequently, the definition of the work process.