Abstract
The hospital discharge moment can be considered a critical moment for the pharmacotherapy of patients, leading to a series of problems related to the use of medicines at home. Lack of knowledge about duration of treatment, adverse effects, interference from food and other medications, changes in lifestyle and whether or not to continue treatment with the medications they used before hospitalization are frequent questions that patients have and can be reversed with the implementation of clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care activities. The objective of the work was to analyze and synthesize scientific production, through a bibliographic review, on patient education regarding the therapeutic drug regime in the discharge process. In view of the evidences proven in the reported studies, the contribution of the pharmacist's performance with the patient on discharge is undeniable, bringing benefits to the patient and health institutions, and promoting the appreciation of the pharmacist as a health professional.
Highlights
IntroductionPharmaceutical Assistance is a multidisciplinary activity, understood as “a set of actions aimed at the promotion, protection and recovery of health, individual and collective, with medication as an essential input and aiming at access and its rational use” (BRASIL, 2004)
The Pharmacy Hospital occupies, according to the Ministry of Health (2001), an important position within the healthcare context, being responsible for activities related to medication, a therapeutic input with a strong impact on health and hospital cost, justifying the importance of a constant process evaluation and monitoring of Hospital Pharmaceutical Assistance, in order to minimize the problems related to this input and increase the safety of pharmacotherapy (SILVA, 2010; CARVALHO, 2018).Pharmaceutical Assistance is a multidisciplinary activity, understood as “a set of actions aimed at the promotion, protection and recovery of health, individual and collective, with medication as an essential input and aiming at access and its rational use” (BRASIL, 2004)
The pharmacist's opportunities for action were demonstrated, since the interventions were positively received by the medical team, as well as the possibility of preventing the occurrence of MRI, since most of the results found were due to the lack information or the lack of reinforcement of the guidance received by the patient
Summary
Pharmaceutical Assistance is a multidisciplinary activity, understood as “a set of actions aimed at the promotion, protection and recovery of health, individual and collective, with medication as an essential input and aiming at access and its rational use” (BRASIL, 2004) This group of actions involves research activities, the development and production of medicines and supplies, and in addition to these, the selection, programming, acquisition, distribution, dispensation, quality assurance of products and services, monitoring and evaluation of their use, these activities being known as the “Pharmaceutical Assistance Cycle” (BRASIL, 2004; SOUZA, 2017).
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