“…5,8,9 The nursing team, as part of the multi-professional health team, plays a fundamental role in drug therapy in mental health, after all, these professionals must have an active posture and are in contact with the patient every day and so that they have experience of the use of medications and the day-to-day life of patients. 4,5 Moreover, this treatment option is inserted in the professional practice of the nursing team, which should aim at humanized, systematized and integral care based on psychosocial rehabilitation supported by the precepts of the Psychiatric Reform. 4,6,9 Therefore, knowing how the nursing staff perceives drug therapy in mental health care is of paramount importance, since it is up to these professionals to administer, supervise and guide the patient about the prescribed medication.…”