Disponibilidade de medicamentos nas unidades básicas de saúde e fatores relacionados: uma abordagem transversal

Organização dos serviços farmacêuticos no Sistema Único de Saúde em regiões de saúde

“…We agree with Lavras 3 , Mendes et al 13 , Mendes 24 e Magalhães Júnior et al 28 that this regional organization of the health system and the logic of the RASs needs to attend to the various situations of models, and not only a regionalization linked to containment of the use of services, to avoid costs arising from transfers between the regions 29 .…”

“…This could be the result of a trend to centralization of management services, and low participation in the integrated planning of pharmaceutical care -which in turn could cause supply gaps for the healthcare network, with low availability of drugs occurring in Primary Health Units 13 . The supply of clinical services provided by the pharmacist was identified, by Region, on the basis of what is specified in the framework of the RASs, grouping the results in accordance with whether the health establishment was classified as a Healthcare Points (PAS) and/or as a Diagnosis and Therapy Support Points (PADT).…”

“…However, as to significant advances in Brazil's pharmaceutical policies, it is recognized that there are still challenges to be faced in relation to the prospect of guaranteeing access to medical drugs and qualification of the pharmaceutical services provided to the population 12,13 . Considering the phase of implantation of the RAS in the country, it becomes opportune to work towards adaptation of the pharmaceutical services in such a way that they can contribute to this strategy with all their potential.…”

Pharmaceutical Services in Primary Health Care: are pharmacists and users on the same page?

“…However, weaknesses in the structuring of the services still persist 8 . Several authors have shown problems at PHCPS, such as low availability of medicines [9][10][11] , inattention to the legal rules for medicines procurement 12 ; inadequacies in the dispensing area 9,13 , in medicines storage 9,12,13 and in inventory control 12 . Additionally, there is a large number of patients who do not have satisfactory knowledge about their prescribed treatment 13,14 .…”

Armazenamento De Medicamentos Em Unidades Básicas De Saúde De Macaíba, Rn, Brasil

“…Quanto ao armazenamento de medicamentos, a existência de local para tal foi 20%, dos quais 17,3% dispunham de ar condicionado e 25% de geladeira (10).…”