Estratégia para redução do uso abusivo de benzodiazepínicos em uma unidade de saúde de Passos - Minas Gerais

Abstract

One of the most important classes of medicines used to treat anxiety are the benzodiazepines. It is observed that its use has grown significantly all over the world. However, such use is being made irrationally, not considering the great amount of adverse effects, the risk of dependency and the longstanding period of treatment. In Passos, Minas Gerais, the Family Health Programme Novo Horizonte has an elevated number of patients under the use of this class of medicine, besides the fact of many people using for a long period of time. Therefore, the objective of this study was to create an intervention project in order to reduce the indiscriminate use of benzodiazepines in the target population of the Family Health Team Novo Horizonte, in the city of Passos, Minas Gerais. This project is based on the Strategic Planning and in bibliographic research done in SciELO database using the descriptors: benzodiazepines, basic attention and GABA-A receptors. After approaching the abusive use of benzodiazepines, which is considered a public health issue, is expected the education of professionals and population concerning the malfunctions of this use and a real possibility of reducing it.