SILVA, Vitor Maico Gadelha da.
Résumé:
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.
