Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES; Introduction: Since the last century, the irrational use of drugs has been considered a risk factor to health. Thus, the evidence shows that the increase of actions to ensure the optimization of pharmacotherapy, as collaboration between pharmacists and physicians, need to be studied. Objective: to validate the Portuguese in Brazil a scale to m...
It is estimated there are thousands of combinations of drugs, which may generate various adverse drug events, including drug interactions (DI). To assess the contribution of pharmacist to identification and management of DI in an intensive care unit (ICU). A longitudinal study was conducted in the ICU of a private hospital in the city of Aracaju-SE, between 2008 and 2009. The prevalence and clinical relevance o...