Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: GISELE DA SILVA ROCHA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : GISELE DA SILVA ROCHA
DATE: 30/01/2024
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Universidade Federal de Alagoas - Instituto de ciências farmacêuticas
TITLE:

PROFILE OF USE OF POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICINES AND POLYPHARMACY IN ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ALAGOA: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY

KEY WORDS:

Health of the Elderly; List of Potentially Inappropriate Medications; Medication Prescriptions

PAGES: 67
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Farmácia
SUMMARY:

Elderly people are vulnerable to the risks of using medications, especially those considered potentially inappropriate (PIM). The study aimed to determine the prevalence of the use of potentially inappropriate medications and polypharmacy in elderly people in Alagoas. This is an observational, analytical and descriptive, population-based, cross-sectional study with a sample of 1089 elderly people. These had a minimum age of 60 years and a maximum of 112 years, the average 72.04 (DP= 0.1). The majority of elderly people (65.5%) are female. Regarding ethnicity, the largest number of elderly people declared themselves to be mixed race (57.5%). The prevalence of comorbidities were Hypertension (67.1%), Cataracts (37.1%), Osteoporosis and Joint diseases (35.8%) and Diabetes (31.6%), cited by the elderly. The therapeutic classes most commonly identified as PIM were benzodiazepines 101 (9.3%), being Clonazepam (5.5%) and Diazepam (2.6%), sulfonylureas Glibenclamide (5.3%) and Glicazide (1. 2%) and antidepressant Amitriptyline (2.8%). It is necessary to understand the possible consequences of the use of potentially inappropriate medications among the elderly. It is important to give targeted attention to the elderly who are subject to polypharmacy and it is necessary to establish specific lists that include the most appropriate medicines for use in the elderly in the National List of Essential Medicines.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1331191 - SABRINA JOANY FELIZARDO NEVES
Interno(a) - 1547952 - EURICA ADELIA NOGUEIRA RIBEIRO
Externo(a) ao Programa - 1727406 - JOAO ARAUJO BARROS NETO - UFAL