Prescribing indicators in primary health care in Belo Horizonte, Brazil: associated factors

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dc.creatorMarina Guimarães Lima
dc.creatorKátia Reis Dutra
dc.creatorUrsula Carolina de Morais Martins
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-08T11:26:03Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-08T23:41:47Z
dc.date.available2025-04-08T11:26:03Z
dc.date.issued2017-06-19
dc.format.mimetypepdf
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-017-0501-z
dc.identifier.issn2210-7711
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1843/81365
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais
dc.relation.ispartofInternational journal of clinical pharmacy
dc.rightsAcesso Restrito
dc.subjectAtenção primária à saúde
dc.subject.otherBrasil
dc.subject.otherPrescrições de medicamentos
dc.subject.otherRevisão da utilização de medicamentos
dc.subject.otherAtenção primária à saúde
dc.subject.otherServiços farmacêuticos
dc.titlePrescribing indicators in primary health care in Belo Horizonte, Brazil: associated factors
dc.typeArtigo de periódico
local.citation.epage918
local.citation.spage913
local.citation.volume39
local.description.resumoBackground The prescription is one of the factors that influences rational use of medicines. The evaluation of prescribing indicators should contribute to organization of primary health care services. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate prescribing indicators and associated factors in primary health care in the northeast health district, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Setting Twenty primary health care units in the Northeast Health District, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Method The study was cross sectional. Indicators proposed by World Health Organization were used to evaluate rational use of medicines. Main outcome measure Indicators evaluated were average number of medicines per prescription, proportion of medicines with antibiotic, injectable, medicines prescribed by generic name and medicines present in the essential medicines list. Results Three hundred and ninety-nine patients were interviewed. The average number of medicines per prescription was 3.5 (SD 2.2). The proportion of medicines with antibiotic, injectable, medicines prescribed by generic name and medicines present in the essential medicines list was 17.8, 9.8, 94.9, 91.4%, respectively. Patient age ≥60 years was positively associated with number of medicines per prescription (P = 0.00). Conclusion In the northeast health district of Belo Horizonte, the proportion of prescriptions of antibiotics and injections, the adoption of prescribing by generic name and the prescribing of essential medicines were satisfactory in this study considering reference values for these indicators and international scientific literature. However, the mean number of prescribed medicines requires a more in-depth evaluation.
local.publisher.countryBrasil
local.publisher.departmentFAR - DEPARTAMENTO DE FARMÁCIA SOCIAL
local.publisher.initialsUFMG
local.url.externahttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11096-017-0501-z

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