TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of antimicrobial prescriptions in Primary Healthcare
AU - Carvalho, Herica Emilia Félix de
AU - Sousa, Alvaro Francisco Lopes de
AU - Almeida, Camila Aparecida Pinheiro Landim
AU - Moura, Maria Eliete Batista
AU - Andrade, Denise de
AU - Valle, Andréia Rodrigues Moura da Costa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Anti-infective agents
KW - Prescription drugs
KW - Infection control
KW - Primary care nursing
KW - Anti-infecciosos
KW - Medicamentos sob prescrição
KW - Controle de infecções
KW - Enfermagem de atenção primária
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U2 - 10.1590/S1980-220X2018046903607
DO - 10.1590/S1980-220X2018046903607
M3 - Article
C2 - 32935754
AN - SCOPUS:85091129681
SN - 0080-6234
VL - 54
JO - Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
JF - Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
M1 - e03607
ER -