Acompanhamento farmacoterapêutico para pacientes em tratamento de osteoporose na atenção básica.

Abstract

Chronic and multiple diseases are frequent in the elderly population, with osteoporosis being considered a major cause of deaths and morbidities that are susceptible to this age group. There is a trend towards the continuous use of several drugs, a situation that can lead to problems related to pharmacotherapy. Thus, the objective of the study was to conduct a pharmacotherapeutic follow-up of users with osteoporosis in Primary Care in the city of Cuité-PB. Socioeconomic, biochemical and blood pressure and glycemic levels were collected, with the aid of pharmacotherapeutic monitoring by the Pharmacotherapy Workup (PW) method. Four patients with a mean age of 68 years old were followed, all of them female, earning up to 02 minimum wages and 03 of them did not complete elementary school. Only 01 had adequate treatment adherence, because they had a caregiver. During the pharmacotherapeutic follow-up, PRM of inappropriate adherence (PRM 7) and safety in treatment (PRM6) were identified. As an intervention, an organizing deposit was created for the drugs in use, resulting in a reduction in these problems. It was observed that, through pharmacotherapeutic follow-up, it is possible to contribute to the resolution of drug-related problems and awareness of proper use.