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- Title
UTILIZATION OF DRUGS AMONG USERS OF AMBULATORY'S DIABETES: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY.
- Authors
Veras, Vivian Saraiva; Pereira Filho, Francisco Januário Farias; de Araújo, Márcio Flávio Moura; Luchetti Rodrigues, Flávia Fernanda; Zanetti, Maria Lúcia; Montenegro Júnior, Renan Magalhães
- Abstract
Objective: To identify how subjects with diabetes mellitus type 2 diabetes using medications to control their disease. Method: 239 subjects with diabetes mellitus type 2 diabetes attending a ambulatory's diabetes in Fortaleza, Brazil were interviewed in 2006. Results: The results show that 39.3% used oral antidiabetics. Most daily follows the prescription, 83.3% purchased drugs in public health. Approximately 66% and 35% perform self-administration and they need family support in the use of drugs, respectively. Among the main problems, it was found that 37.2% of medicines differ only by name on the packaging and that the most reported adverse events were gastrointestinal symptoms. Conclusions: There is still a need for reorganization of health care services to people with DM than ensuring the supply of drugs, their use of correct form to obtain the desired therapeutic effect.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; DIABETES; PATIENT compliance; DRUG utilization; OUTPATIENT medical care; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental, 2011, Vol 3, Issue 2, p1894
- ISSN
1809-6107
- Publication type
Article