The preparation and administration of medications are steps in the medication system, being the last part of the process that precedes the patient. A system composed of several inputs and processes and with the participation of mid-level and higher education professionals, physicians, nurses, pharmacists and pharmacy and nursing technicians. Among the drug liability, there is a group called High-Surveillance Dr...
Due to their therapeutic properties, plants are widely used by the population for medicinal purposes and for scientific studies regarding chemical constituents and pharmacological actions. As an example, we can mention the species Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult. belonging to the Apocynaceae family and popularly known as desert rose. In traditional medicine this species is used to treat different ve...
Under the SUS, pharmacists should work together with health teams in technical activities pedagogical, with educational action sof a clinical nature, seeking to develop knowledge and skills to promote the rational use of medicines. Therefore, this work intended to describe the profile and performance of pharmacists in the public health network in the city of Jaboatão dos Guararapes. A semi-structured and self-a...
Adherence to drug treatment depends on a set of associated factors, and is characterized as crucial for the proper execution of the treatment. Poor adherence can aggravate health conditions and lead to an increase in mortality. One of the activities that make up pharmaceutical care is the promotion and maintenance of treatment adherence. Therefore, this work aims to highlight the importance of the pharmacist an...
The stem bark of Simarouba amara Aubl., Simaroubaceae, is widely used in Brazilian folk medicine and in many countries of Central and South America for the treatment of malaria, intestinal parasites, diarrhea, anemia and fever. Although quassinoids are considered chemotaxonomic markers of the species, the unavailability of commercialization standards stay as a challenge for its quality control. Therefore, the p...
Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen, popularly known as sapoti or sapota (sapodilla), is a tree bearing an important fruit, in addition to different parts of the plant being widely used in folk medicine in the management of inflammation, pain, fevers, coughs, diarrhea, dysentery, among other ailments. This study aimed to conduct a pharmacobotany standardization study of M. zapota. Semi-permanent slides, containing t...