期刊名称：Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade
印刷版ISSN：1809-5909
电子版ISSN：2179-7994
出版年度：2015
卷号：10
期号：37
页码：1-11
语种：Portuguese
出版社：Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade (SBMFC)
摘要：Many families commonly store medications at home, a practice that may pose a health risk to these individuals. A cross-sectional study of 100 households in an area covered under the Family Health Strategy (FHS) was conducted in Blumenau, SC, between February and March 2012. Among the households visited, 91% had stored drugs; 737 different medications were found (with a mean of 7.6 medications per household). The most commonly stored drugs were the ones that act on the digestive system (148 drugs, or 20.1%), and the most commonly found medication was paracetamol (48.7%). Among the respondents, 29 (31.9%) reported often having disposed of medications in the trash; 12 (13.2%) did not particularly note the drug’s appearance before ingesting it; and 74 (81.3%) had access to drugs in publicly funded (community) pharmacies and primary healthcare centers. The number of drugs was associated with the number of people in the household (p < 0.01) and the presence of chronic diseases (p < 0.05). People with higher levels of education stored more drugs (p < 0.001). However, people with lower levels of education used more drugs prescribed by doctors (p < 0.001).
关键词：Drug Storage;Medications;Drug Utilization;Self Care;Pharmaceutical Care;Almacenamiento de Medicamentos;Medicamentos;Utilización de Medicamentos;Autocuidado;Atención Farmacéutica;Armazenamento de Medicamentos;Medicamentos;Uso de Medicamentos;Autocuidado;Atenção Farmacêutica
