A ATUAÇÃO DO FARMACÊUTICO NO COMBATE A AUTOMEDICAÇÃO

Abstract

Self-medication is a widespread practice not only in Brazil, but also in other countries. In a society with drug consumption habits, national policies end up promoting the availability of drugs without diagnosis or prescription by qualified professionals. The work aims to investigate the role of the pharmacist in combating the practice of self-medicalization. Self-medication is the administration of medication without medical advice or prescription. The habit of self-medicating can cause damage to health and even mask symptoms of more serious illnesses. The pharmacist is the professional who knows and is responsible for the medication and, therefore, must provide information. This study is also characterized as bibliographical research, which surveys the current knowledge published in the literature on administration that can contribute to the researched topic, which surveys current knowledge in the literature and uses authors such as the Federal Council of Pharmacy (2011), Arrais (1997), Naves et al. (2010), among others.