Abstract
OBJECTIVE: evaluate the quality from the prescription of medications to the population, in the Units of Primary Attention to the Health of the State of Tabasco, Mexico, in the year 2005.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: study of Use of Medications. Period January-December of 2005.
SAMPLING DESIGN POLIETHAPYC: 160 units of Primary Attention to the Health and 245 granted consultations, elects in a simple randomized way. Sociodhemographycs variables, diagnosis and therapeutic scheme. Evaluation of the quality of the prescription with base in the clinical guidelines contained in the Mexican Offcial Norms (MON) for the diagnosed illnesses. Classifcation of the prescriptions in appropriate, not appropriate and non evaluable. Prosecution and analysis of data with the software SPSS 11.0. They were considered descriptive statisticals.
RESULTS: 414 medications prescribed 245 patients. More frequent diagnoses: infections breathing sharp 16.3%, diabetes mellitus not insulinodependienth 15%, hypertension essential 12%, gasthroenteritys 9%. Medications average prescribed for patient 2. More frequent pharmacological groups: complements and supplements nutritious 20%, antibiotics 19%, analgesic 17%. Quality of the prescription: 63% inadequate and 37% appropriate.
CONCLUSIONS: the quality of the medical prescription is inadequate in major proportion, that refects qualifcation/supervision lack. Contrary to the references, the pharmacological group of more prescription was the complements and nutritious supplements.
Key words: Use rational of medications. Prescription of medications. Quality of prescription.
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