A prevalência do uso de psicotrópicos por pacientes internados no Hospital Alcides Carneiro (HUAC).

Abstract

Psychotropic drugs are one of the most prescribed classes of medication in recent years, which makes it necessary to evaluate their use in order to promote the rational use of these drugs. Objective: To study the prevalence of psychotropic drug use by patients admitted to the Alcides Carneiro University Hospital (HUAC), as well as to provide information on the sociodemographic profile of users. Methodology: A survey was carried out of 300 prescriptions to be analyzed, looking for data such as: gender, age, drugs prescribed and reason for use. In addition, a theoretical survey was carried out using platforms such as Scielo, MedLine, google academic and the database of the Center for Attention and Health (CES-UFCG). Results: After analyzing the data, it was reported that the gender with the highest number of prescriptions was female (61,0%). Another analysis was carried out in relation to the age of the patients, with 41 to 60 being the most frequent. The most prescribed drug was clonazepam, corroborating analyses carried out in other studies. The main causes of these prescriptions were anxiety, insomnia and depression, respectively. In addition, 20 patients were found to be taking more than one drug, with clonazepam and amitriptyline, along with lorazepam and sertraline, being the most frequently combined drugs. Conclusion: In view of the above, it is possible to identify the prevalence of females and people over 41 as the biggest users of psychotropic drugs, making it necessary to analyze social factors, which can be represented by excessive stress due to the number of tasks performed daily, and also, with aging, we tend to go through a process of isolation and exclusion from some tasks.