Aceitação à terapia farmacológica envolvendo o uso de medicamentos genéticos por idosos.

Abstract

Introduction: With the creation of Law No. 9.787 on generics in Brazil, there are now three different types of drugs: the reference drug, the similar drug and the generic drug. Generic drugs are interchangeable with a reference product, provided they can prove their efficacy, safety and quality. Objective: To analyze acceptance of pharmacological therapy involving generic drugs from the point of view of the elderly. Methods: This is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach aimed at analyzing acceptance of drug therapy involving generic drugs from the perspective of the elderly. The research was conducted in Primary Care in the municipality of Cuité, located in the microregion of Curimataú Occidental in the interior of the state of Paraíba. 12 elders participated in the research, after collection, the text corpus was processed in IRAMUTEQ, where the categorization work occurred. Results and Discussion: In this context, we obtained the Descending Hierarchical Classification dendogram constituted from the final material that analyzed six texts and generated six categories to be discussed, being these: "Medical prescription"; "Confidence in the generic drug"; "Quality of the generic drug"; "Cost-effectiveness"; "Difference between drug classes" and "Resistance in acceptance". Final considerations: We conclude that there was a significant increase in generic drug knowledge, acceptance and use. To this end, it is evident that the factor that most favors the choice of these drugs is price. Nursing plays a key role in promoting adherence to the use of generic drugs.