Avaliação da complexidade da farmacoterapia de usuários da Atenção Primária à Saúde em um município de Minas Gerais

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the complexity of the pharmacotherapeutic regime of users of Primary Health Care in a municipality in Minas Gerais. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study conducted at the São Raimundo I and II Family Health Strategy, in Governador Valadares (MG). Patients with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), using medication and registered with the aforementioned ESF participated in the study. Data were collected between March and July 2024, through individual interviews and analysis of medical records to gather sociodemographic data and medications in use. The medications used by patients were evaluated using the Medication Regimen Complexity Index (MRCI). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the study was approved by the University's Research Ethics Committee (Opinion: 6,676,395). Results: a total of 80 patients were interviewed, of which 59 (73.75%) were female. The main health conditions reported by patients were hypertension (n=77; 96.25%) and diabetes (n= 34; 42.5%). The average age was 62 years (±12.9). Among the 31 adults who participated in the study, 16 (51.61%) presented high levels of the complexity of pharmacotherapy,. Among the 49 elderly people included, 20 (40.81%) presented high complexity. Conclusion: it was observed that the majority of patients presented high pharmacotherapy complexity . This context highlights the need for interdisciplinary strategies among health professionals, to promote more appropriate and safe drug therapy for patients.