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Analysis of antimicrobial prescriptions in Primary Healthcare
Herica Emilia Félix de Carvalho1,2, Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa2,3, Camila Aparecida Pinheiro Landim Almeida4
1Universidade Federal do Piauí , Departamento de Enfermagem , Teresina , PI , Brasil .
Objective:
To evaluate prescription receipts for antimicrobial prescriptions prescribed in primary healthcare units in a capital city in the Northeast region of Brazil.
Method:
An evaluative, analytical study. Information from the central distribution of essential medicines and the receipts of antimicrobial prescriptions were used.
Results:
There were 2,232 prescription receipts analyzed, in which metronidazole (250 mg) was prescribed in 28% of the evaluated prescription receipts, the "pill" pharmaceutical form in 30.7%, and the "oral" administration form in 78.2%. In the prescriptions prescribed by nurses, 80.7% were intended for users with sexually transmitted infections. With the exception of the pharmaceutical form, only 34.7% of the prescriptions were in accordance with the Nursing protocol recommendations. There is still no information on the concentration (43.7%), the dosage (39.9%) and the treatment time (36.8%).
Conclusion:
The evaluated receipts of antimicrobial prescriptions do not accurately follow the guidelines of Resolution No. 20/2011, nor of the instituted Nursing protocol.
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