COSTA, I. M. O. M.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/889213025994638; COSTA, Iracilda Macêdo de Oliveira Martins.
Resumo:
Considering the Pharmaceutical Assistance (AF) actions that are essential input the product
aimed at promotion, protection and recovery of health. Thus, the structure of the AF in the
Unified Health System (SUS) is considered a strategy for access to drugs and their rational
use. In order to provide support for the continued improvement of municipal AF, we sought to
assess the management capacity of the municipal AF through adapted indicators of the
evaluation matrix for Education and Research Center for Pharmaceutical Assistance (NEPAF)
Pharmacy School of Federal University da Bahia (UFBA). There was an observational study
with exploratory and evaluative-descriptive approach, through interviews with key informants
(users, professionals and health managers), organizational observation of health institutions in
the city, refers to prescriptions and documentary research documentary in the period from
January to September 2016. The Municipal Register of Drugs contemplates the reality of the
city, where 93.04% (n = 976) the provisions in the Basic Pharmacy were in agreement with it.
The structural conditions of the services are adequate, however, there are conditioning factors
for the advancement of AF as (i) autonomy and joint coordination of AF, (ii) strategic
conditions, (iii) active human resources and (iv) logistical conditions programming and
purchase of medicines. The absence of an effective performance of the pharmacist in
providing AF ignores its real and vital role in the health system. So committed professionals
sets a revealing opportunity for growth and consolidation of NHS pharmaceutical services at
the municipal level.
