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Sistemas “medical dispenser”:
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Portugal é um país tendencialmente envelhecido e que, por sua vez, apresenta um consumo excessivo de fármacos sendo por isso um país polimedicado. A Polimedicação envolve regimes terapêuticos complexos que, grande parte das vezes, não são compreendidos pelos seus utentes, a maioria destes com uma literacia em saúde bastante diminuta. A exigência destes regimes origina não-adesão à terapêutica e, consequentemente, doenças descontroladas que necessitam de recorrer com mais frequência ao serviço de urgência, algo que poderia ser evitado com o cumprimento da terapêutica inicialmente instituída.
Numa tentativa de melhorar a adesão à terapêutica, é importante existir uma comunicação clara entre Utente e Profissional de Saúde com vista a explicar a importância de seguir o regime terapêutico prescrito.
Para aliar a esta comunicação, a Preparação Individualizada da Medicação torna-se um forte aliado do cumprimento da adesão à terapêutica, garantindo a estabilidade dos medicamentos e tendo a segurança de uma dupla verificação da terapêutica pelo Farmacêutico Comunitário.
Torna-se assim importante saber o nível de conhecimento da População Geral sobre este Serviço, bem como a sua opinião sobre o mesmo. Reconhecendo a sobrecarga terapêutica dos mais idosos, importa também estar a par da opinião do Cuidadores Informais e das Estruturas Residenciais para Idosos. Por fim, há que saber onde estão e como são os processos envolventes deste Serviço, auscultando o que os Farmacêuticos Comunitários têm a dizer.
Este é o caminho para uma Medicina cada vez mais personalizada, com um atendimento singular e um cuidado especial pelos utentes polimedicados. É mais um Serviço no qual os Farmacêuticos deixam a sua marca, sempre com o objetivo de melhorar a saúde de cada um.
Portugal is an aging country that has an excessive consumption of drugs and so being a polymedicated country. Polymedication involves complex therapeutic regimes that most of the time are not understood by its users who have very low health literacy. The demand for these regimens leads to non-adherence to therapy and consequently uncontrolled diseases that require more frequent emergency services what is something that could be avoided by complying with the initially instituted therapy. In an attempt to improve adherence to therapy it is important to have clear communication between patient and health professional in order to explain the importance of following the established therapeutic regimen. More than just communication, the Individualized Preparation of Medication becomes a strong ally in the enforcement of adherence to therapy ensuring the stability of the medication and having the security of a double checking of the therapy by the Community Pharmacist. It is therefore important to know the level of knowledge of the general population about this service, as well as their opinion about it. Recognizing the therapeutic overload of the elderly it is also important to be aware of the opinion of Informal Caregivers and Residential Structures for the Elderly. Finally we need to know where and how the processes surrounding this Service are listening to what Community Pharmacists have to say. This is the way to an increasingly personalized Medicine, with a unique service and a special care for polymedicated users. This is one more Service in which Pharmacists leave their mark, always with the objective of improving the health of each one.
Portugal is an aging country that has an excessive consumption of drugs and so being a polymedicated country. Polymedication involves complex therapeutic regimes that most of the time are not understood by its users who have very low health literacy. The demand for these regimens leads to non-adherence to therapy and consequently uncontrolled diseases that require more frequent emergency services what is something that could be avoided by complying with the initially instituted therapy. In an attempt to improve adherence to therapy it is important to have clear communication between patient and health professional in order to explain the importance of following the established therapeutic regimen. More than just communication, the Individualized Preparation of Medication becomes a strong ally in the enforcement of adherence to therapy ensuring the stability of the medication and having the security of a double checking of the therapy by the Community Pharmacist. It is therefore important to know the level of knowledge of the general population about this service, as well as their opinion about it. Recognizing the therapeutic overload of the elderly it is also important to be aware of the opinion of Informal Caregivers and Residential Structures for the Elderly. Finally we need to know where and how the processes surrounding this Service are listening to what Community Pharmacists have to say. This is the way to an increasingly personalized Medicine, with a unique service and a special care for polymedicated users. This is one more Service in which Pharmacists leave their mark, always with the objective of improving the health of each one.
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Trabalho Final de Mestrado Integrado, Ciências Farmacêuticas, 2022, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Farmácia.
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Polimedicação Farmacêutico Preparação individualizada da medicação Reconciliação terapêutica Mestrado integrado - 2022