Avaliação da terapia medicamentosa utilizada por gestantes vinculadas ao programa pré-natal nas UBS's da zona urbana do município de Tangará/RN.

Abstract

The gestational period brings the woman several physiological transformations, with them some health problems arise. Thus, it is inevitable that at some point the pregnant woman makes use of medicines. However, the use of drug therapy during this period is still under discussion by health professionals, as it is now known that the use of certain drugs can cause serious harm to both mother and fetus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the drug therapy of pregnant women linked to the prenatal program of basic health units located in the urban area of Tangará municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. Therefore, a quantitative methodology was adopted and data collection was performed using self-completed forms. Data were entered using the Epi Info program, version 6.02. After validation, the database was transferred to the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) for Windows version 13.0 program for statistical analysis of the data. Among the 45 pregnant women interviewed, it was observed that in relation to socioeconomic data, most of the pregnant women were single marital status, aged between 20 and 25 years and had as housewife occupation. Regarding the self-medication, it was observed that the highest prevalence was related to the answers not and sometimes, presenting a percentage of 55.6%. The interviewees reported having knowledge about the use of the drug and about adverse reactions. The most commonly used drugs were ferrous sulfate and folic acid. Based on the data found, it was found that the use of medicines is common among pregnant women, so it is worth highlighting the importance of the pharmacist, since he is the qualified professional to treat the drugs, allowing the safe use of drugs and avoiding harm with the use of drugs.