Profile of drug selection and consumption in a higher education institution: situational diagnosis for health promotion

Abstract

Drug selection is an interdisciplinary process based on the local epidemiological, economic and technical profile. The selected drugs must be effective and safe, in accordance with the National Drug Policy. This study aimed to identify the profile of selection and consumption of drugs dispensed in a higher education institution. From descriptive research with quantitative and qualitative characteristics, drug dispensing maps for the Nursing Division of the Health Division of 2018 and 2019 were used. In 2018, 21% of standardized medicines were not consumed. For this reason, in 2019 there was a new selection and 17.2% of medicines were excluded. According to the medication consumption profile, the consumption of analgesics was higher than the consumption of drugs with anti-inflammatory purposes, according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification. It is concluded that the profile addressed in this study allows a situational diagnosis of selection and consumption, with the need to implement pharmacotherapeutic follow-up in order to minimize the possible adverse reactions produced by drugs, as a health promotion strategy.

Keywords:
drug evaluation; drugs essential; drug utilization; health promotion