Utilization of Medicines in a Program of Primary Health Care in Rural- marginal Populations

作者：Gualda Marcelo A; Carignano Luciana S; Paez Paulina L; Bezzi Gisela; Gabriela Paraje M

来源：Latin American Journal of Pharmacy, 2010, 29(1): 87-93.

• Dispensation
• Essential medicines
• Primary health care
• Pharmaceutical care
• Prescription

"Utilization of Medicines in a Program of Primary Health Care in Rural- marginal Populations". The aim of this work was to determine the basic indicators of medicines in Primary Health Care (PHC) in a social program, and to implement the strategies of Pharmaceutical Care in order to improve the quality of the dispensation and sanitary education, thus assuring the supply of essential medicines in rural-marginal populations. The method chosen was to apply the parameters of the World Health Organization (WHO) to determine three basic indicators: the practice of prescription, the assistance to the patient and the specific factors of the pharmaceutical service. The place of the study was Cachi Yaco in the province of Cordoba, Argentina. The utilization of the basic indicators of the WHO were a simple tool that allowed us to evaluate quickly important safety aspects of the pharmaceutical practice in the field of the PHC. Using coordinated work of the professionals, students and volunteers, the access to medicines in this community was realized in an efficient way.

• 出版日期2010-2