Dispensação de suplementos alimentares: uma revisão sobre aspectos legais, clínicos e atuação do farmacêutico.

Abstract

The role of the pharmacist in assisting and guiding patients regarding supplementation regarding its use and functions is extremely important for the health context as it brings with it the relationship between chemistry and pharmacology, as well as pharmaceutical care focused on the health problem. . Thus, dietary supplements emerge with the basic premise of complementing a dietary deficiency and being able to improve or increase a physical condition. However, excessive use and lack of adequate guidance are everyday problems observed. In this regard, the work's general objective is to describe the role of the clinical pharmacist in dispensing dietary supplements and his bias towards promoting and recovering the individual's health context and its specificities, such as: knowledge of legislation and the main dietary supplements dispensed in pharmacies. As a methodology, 50 articles from the last ten years were compiled, which emphasized the importance of the pharmacist in the health-disease process scenario of users who sought the health establishment (clinical pharmacy). The bibliographic research was developed and based on the analysis of scientific articles obtained from the databases SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online), LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Literature), Google Scholar, national and international health committees. The following terms were used for the search: Pharmacist activity, nutrition, dietary supplements, physical activity, pharmacy and legislation. The resumption of the discussion and the results seen in the accuracy of dietary supplements are present in cross-sectional studies, in the daily work of pharmacists in different populations, in COVID-19 and in the foundation of effective and efficient regulatory frameworks for the discussion of dietary supplementation. Another important point is the importance of dietary supplements in the body, which has an effect on promoting and recovering health, as well as helping with aesthetics, as it replaces nutrients used up in physical activity, balancing availability according to the individual's needs, with regard to proteins, amino acids, as well as vitamins and minerals. Therefore, looking for a pharmaceutical professional qualified in dispensing dietary supplements can be the key to promoting and recovering health.