ASSISTÊNCIA FARMACÊUTICA NO USO RACIONAL DE MEDICAMENTOS EM IDOSOS

Abstract

The use of medication at any age is frequent, however, the elderly tend to use a greater number of drugs, and to favor the reach of medication to this age group, it is important to provide care focused on their needs, including attention pharmaceutical, which involves the interaction between the professional and the patient, aiming that the first ensures the satisfaction of the needs of the second. Among them, pharmaceutical care encompasses a group of actions aimed at promoting, preserving and recovering health. Its aim is to promote the access and rational use of medicines, increasing the life expectancy of Brazilians every year, requiring continuous evolution leading to correct treatment, thus enabling the reduction of complications related to the irrational use of medicines. Thus, through the pharmaceutical studies that will be addressed in this article, it is possible to point out situations that go unnoticed at this age, where numerous causes that induce drug interactions and consequently their adverse reactions will be presented, such as problems related to the nervous system, cardiovascular and more common, pains in general.