Pub Date : 2024-01-14DOI: 10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2841
Nichakarn Apiromruck, S. Sunpaweravong, Sasiwimon Iwsakul, Thitima Doungngern
{"title":"Impact of magnesium infusion rate on serum magnesium level after magnesium replacement in hospitalized surgical patients with hypomagnesemia: A 11-year retrospective cohort study","authors":"Nichakarn Apiromruck, S. Sunpaweravong, Sasiwimon Iwsakul, Thitima Doungngern","doi":"10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2841","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2841","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":516653,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139640654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-14DOI: 10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2883
D. Al-Dossari, Yahya Ali Laghbi, Abdullah Saud Almutairi, Meshal Mohammad Alsupail, Fuad Khulaif Alharbi, Mohammed Hamdan Alharbi, Saud Alotaibi, Anam Farooq, Sheraz Ali
{"title":"Impact of telepharmacy during COVID-19 on patients’ outcome during COVID-19: a systematic literature review","authors":"D. Al-Dossari, Yahya Ali Laghbi, Abdullah Saud Almutairi, Meshal Mohammad Alsupail, Fuad Khulaif Alharbi, Mohammed Hamdan Alharbi, Saud Alotaibi, Anam Farooq, Sheraz Ali","doi":"10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2883","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2883","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":516653,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140508766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-14DOI: 10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2876
Thokozile Mosiane, L. Mabope, Nontobeko P Mncwangi
Introduction: The pharmacy profession is dynamic; continually expanding in new directions, offering interdisciplinary professional education and work-based learning opportunities. Many factors influence individual choices to study pharmacy and progression within the various sectors of pharmacy. Objectives: To review the career paths of Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences pharmacy graduates from the year 2015 to 2019, internship and community service placements and to explore current employment status. Methods: A descriptive and quantitative study design was followed using an online questionnaire that was originally developed using Google Forms®. The study sample included pharmacy graduates from 2015 to 2019. Researchers captured data from the questionnaires on Microsoft Office Excel™ (2016) spreadsheets. Key findings: The majority (78.1%) of the graduates are employed full time with only 5% unemployed. Most of the graduates felt well prepared for hospital pharmacy (64.2%) by the BPharm programmed offered at SMU with only a few graduates (5.3%) who felt that they were prepared for industrial pharmacy. It was also noted that 70.3% of the graduates are still at the operational level and only 4.4% are in executive positions. Recommendations and Conclusions: The response rate can be improved by allowing more time for graduates to respond. Graduates are advised to update their contact details on the SAPC register to facilitate communication with them. The pilot study demonstrated that the SMU School of Pharmacy had several graduates that are employed in the public sector as they felt best prepared for hospital pharmacy practice compared to any other sector.
{"title":"A review of the career choices of Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University pharmacy graduates from 2015 to 2019 – A pilot study","authors":"Thokozile Mosiane, L. Mabope, Nontobeko P Mncwangi","doi":"10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2876","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2876","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The pharmacy profession is dynamic; continually expanding in new directions, offering interdisciplinary professional education and work-based learning opportunities. Many factors influence individual choices to study pharmacy and progression within the various sectors of pharmacy. Objectives: To review the career paths of Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences pharmacy graduates from the year 2015 to 2019, internship and community service placements and to explore current employment status. Methods: A descriptive and quantitative study design was followed using an online questionnaire that was originally developed using Google Forms®. The study sample included pharmacy graduates from 2015 to 2019. Researchers captured data from the questionnaires on Microsoft Office Excel™ (2016) spreadsheets. Key findings: The majority (78.1%) of the graduates are employed full time with only 5% unemployed. Most of the graduates felt well prepared for hospital pharmacy (64.2%) by the BPharm programmed offered at SMU with only a few graduates (5.3%) who felt that they were prepared for industrial pharmacy. It was also noted that 70.3% of the graduates are still at the operational level and only 4.4% are in executive positions. Recommendations and Conclusions: The response rate can be improved by allowing more time for graduates to respond. Graduates are advised to update their contact details on the SAPC register to facilitate communication with them. The pilot study demonstrated that the SMU School of Pharmacy had several graduates that are employed in the public sector as they felt best prepared for hospital pharmacy practice compared to any other sector.","PeriodicalId":516653,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139640652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-14DOI: 10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2872
Amar M Hamrouni, Suleiman I Sharif, Abduelmula R Abduelkarem, Mohammed M Hassanein
{"title":"Integration of Clinical Pharmacy Services in Primary Healthcare in the United Arab Emirates: Indicators and Impacts","authors":"Amar M Hamrouni, Suleiman I Sharif, Abduelmula R Abduelkarem, Mohammed M Hassanein","doi":"10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2872","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2872","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":516653,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139640661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-14DOI: 10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2861
E. Eltayib, Nasr Alotaibi, Malik Mohamed, Haifa Alsirhani, Hala Alsharari
{"title":"Perception and Knowledge of Students of Medical Colleges towards Dietary Supplements Use for Prevention andTreatment of COVID-19","authors":"E. Eltayib, Nasr Alotaibi, Malik Mohamed, Haifa Alsirhani, Hala Alsharari","doi":"10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2861","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2861","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":516653,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139640648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: Irrational drug usage is a global concern. WHO recommended a strategy for integrating education and awareness on the rational use of medicine into general education programs. Objective: To evaluate the rational drug use (RDU) literacy among the undergraduate students of Ubon Ratchathani University. Methods: This mixed-methods research consists of a quantitative cross-sectional study with a self-administered RDU literacy questionnaire and a qualitative in-depth interview study. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used in the quantitative study. Thematic analysis was used in the qualitative study. Results: Students who participated in this study included 640 undergraduate students. Approximately half of the participants never studied a RDU-related course (50.94%). Although the findings revealed that most of the participants (73.13%) had good RDU literacy, many participants had less frequency of the right options on some questions (e.g., advertisement of health products). Health sciences students were 2.8 times more likely than non-health sciences students to have good RDU literacy (AOR=2.835, 95% CI: 1.752-4.587). Four main themes were derived from the qualitative study: 1. Definition of RDU; 2. Facilitators; 3. Concerns; 4. RDU country. Conclusion: While the majority of participants demonstrated good RDU literacy, some actually engaged in irrational drug use. Activities promoting RDU literacy among undergraduate students, particularly in faculties other than health sciences, are still required.
{"title":"Evaluation of the Rational Drug Use (RDU) literacy among undergraduate students","authors":"Teeraporn Sadira Supapaan, Bee Yean Low, Claire Anderson, Tuanthon Boonlue, Napaphorn Puripunyavanich, Jeerisuda Khumsikiew, Chonladda Pitchayajittipong, Prasittichai Poonphol","doi":"10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2867","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Irrational drug usage is a global concern. WHO recommended a strategy for integrating education and awareness on the rational use of medicine into general education programs. Objective: To evaluate the rational drug use (RDU) literacy among the undergraduate students of Ubon Ratchathani University. Methods: This mixed-methods research consists of a quantitative cross-sectional study with a self-administered RDU literacy questionnaire and a qualitative in-depth interview study. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used in the quantitative study. Thematic analysis was used in the qualitative study. Results: Students who participated in this study included 640 undergraduate students. Approximately half of the participants never studied a RDU-related course (50.94%). Although the findings revealed that most of the participants (73.13%) had good RDU literacy, many participants had less frequency of the right options on some questions (e.g., advertisement of health products). Health sciences students were 2.8 times more likely than non-health sciences students to have good RDU literacy (AOR=2.835, 95% CI: 1.752-4.587). Four main themes were derived from the qualitative study: 1. Definition of RDU; 2. Facilitators; 3. Concerns; 4. RDU country. Conclusion: While the majority of participants demonstrated good RDU literacy, some actually engaged in irrational drug use. Activities promoting RDU literacy among undergraduate students, particularly in faculties other than health sciences, are still required.","PeriodicalId":516653,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140508722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-14DOI: 10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2869
Angelica Marchesi Lira-Meriguete, Mayara Paes Santos, Viviam Cerqueira de Souza Viana, Nadmy Arrivabene Zavaris Gonçalves, Francine Costa Guimarães, Lorena Rocha Ayres, Daniela Amorim Melgaco Guimaraes do Bem, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro Gonçalves
Aims: This study aimed to evaluate whether pharmacotherapeutic follow-up in patients with T2DM in primary care interferes in metabolic control, cardiovascular risk, medication adherence and quality of life. Methods: A prospective clinical study was conducted at two Primary Health Units in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil with 75 patients with T2DM between 40 and 70 years old. The parameters of metabolic control evaluated included fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, triglyceride/HDL-c and total cholesterol/HDL-c ratio. The cardiovascular risk was calculated based on the Framingham risk score. Adherence to medication was measured using the Brief Medication Questionnaire and quality of life was evaluated by applying the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref. Results: After the follow-up, there was a significant decreasing in cardiovascular risk (p=0.048) and total cholesterol/HDL-c ratio (p=0.024) and a discrete improvement in fast glucose and HbA1c levels. The quality of life scores increased for all domains (p<0.0001) and the treatment adherence also improved with 12.00% of the patients classified as low adherence in the final time, against 41.33% before the meetings. Conclusion: These results show the proposed pharmacotherapeutic follow-up influenced positively cardiovascular risk, adherence to therapy and quality of life in all domains, and, therefore, may contribute to delay the onset of the main chronic complications of the disease.
{"title":"Pharmaceutical care improves medication adherence and quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus","authors":"Angelica Marchesi Lira-Meriguete, Mayara Paes Santos, Viviam Cerqueira de Souza Viana, Nadmy Arrivabene Zavaris Gonçalves, Francine Costa Guimarães, Lorena Rocha Ayres, Daniela Amorim Melgaco Guimaraes do Bem, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro Gonçalves","doi":"10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2869","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2869","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: This study aimed to evaluate whether pharmacotherapeutic follow-up in patients with T2DM in primary care interferes in metabolic control, cardiovascular risk, medication adherence and quality of life. Methods: A prospective clinical study was conducted at two Primary Health Units in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil with 75 patients with T2DM between 40 and 70 years old. The parameters of metabolic control evaluated included fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, triglyceride/HDL-c and total cholesterol/HDL-c ratio. The cardiovascular risk was calculated based on the Framingham risk score. Adherence to medication was measured using the Brief Medication Questionnaire and quality of life was evaluated by applying the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref. Results: After the follow-up, there was a significant decreasing in cardiovascular risk (p=0.048) and total cholesterol/HDL-c ratio (p=0.024) and a discrete improvement in fast glucose and HbA1c levels. The quality of life scores increased for all domains (p<0.0001) and the treatment adherence also improved with 12.00% of the patients classified as low adherence in the final time, against 41.33% before the meetings. Conclusion: These results show the proposed pharmacotherapeutic follow-up influenced positively cardiovascular risk, adherence to therapy and quality of life in all domains, and, therefore, may contribute to delay the onset of the main chronic complications of the disease.","PeriodicalId":516653,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140508642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-14DOI: 10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2882
Haytham A Wali, Nura A Alshehab, Zainab Al-Omran, Sara Al-Maghem, Noura Al-Dughaim, Jawaher Al-Shamrani, Mohammed Y Alshami, Sawsan M Kurdi, Abdulaziz S Almulhim
{"title":"Efficacy and Safety of Weight-based Dosing of Daptomycin in Obese Patients: A Systematic Review","authors":"Haytham A Wali, Nura A Alshehab, Zainab Al-Omran, Sara Al-Maghem, Noura Al-Dughaim, Jawaher Al-Shamrani, Mohammed Y Alshami, Sawsan M Kurdi, Abdulaziz S Almulhim","doi":"10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2882","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2882","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":516653,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140508989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-14DOI: 10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2904
Najmiatul Fitria, Khairatul Husnia, Fahira Tri Ananta, Yelly Oktavia Sari
Adherence is the extent to which the patient takes the medication as determined by the health care provider. The success of a patient’s therapy is strongly influenced by adherence to the use of the drug. Low adherence to therapy is a particular problem in patients with diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by elevated blood glucose levels, which cause damage to the heart over time, vasculature, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. The pill count method was used by calculating the rest of the drug from the patient to assess the patient’s level of adherence. Objective: Adherence assessments are carried out through the Home Medication Review program. This study aimed to determine the differences in therapy adherence of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using the pill count method. Method: This type of research is experimental with pretest-posttest control group design research. This method is selected because the calculation of the rest of the drug is carried out before and after the intervention is given. Sampling in this study uses the total sampling method. The data was taken from Chronic Disease Management Program patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated at the Lubuk Kilangan Padang Health
{"title":"The Effect Of Pillbox Use In Increasing Patients' Adherence To Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Therapy in Lubuk Kilangan Health Center","authors":"Najmiatul Fitria, Khairatul Husnia, Fahira Tri Ananta, Yelly Oktavia Sari","doi":"10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2904","url":null,"abstract":"Adherence is the extent to which the patient takes the medication as determined by the health care provider. The success of a patient’s therapy is strongly influenced by adherence to the use of the drug. Low adherence to therapy is a particular problem in patients with diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by elevated blood glucose levels, which cause damage to the heart over time, vasculature, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. The pill count method was used by calculating the rest of the drug from the patient to assess the patient’s level of adherence. Objective: Adherence assessments are carried out through the Home Medication Review program. This study aimed to determine the differences in therapy adherence of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using the pill count method. Method: This type of research is experimental with pretest-posttest control group design research. This method is selected because the calculation of the rest of the drug is carried out before and after the intervention is given. Sampling in this study uses the total sampling method. The data was taken from Chronic Disease Management Program patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated at the Lubuk Kilangan Padang Health","PeriodicalId":516653,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140508801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-14DOI: 10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2878
Camila Martins Oliveira, Maria Pantoja Moreira de Sena, Clarisse Andrade Sales, Leiliane de Paula dos Santos Capim, Amanda Gabryelle Nunes Cardoso Mello, Jose Luiz Fernandes Vieira, Carolina Heitmann Mares Azevedo Ribeiro, L. W. Pereira de Sena
Background: The reverse logistics of medicines consists of the logistical procedure of collection, transport, storage, treatment and final disposal of post-consumer or expired waste. Medicines can be toxic to the environment and affect the health of citizens of the territory. Community pharmacies, as a health facility, play a key role in this process. Objectives: Define the spatial analysis and cases of reverse logistics of medicines in community pharmacies in Brazil. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, and the research covered the medicines collected by 400 community pharmacies in the period from 2020 to 2022. To obtain the data, the medicines were collected, weighed, segregated and the weight released on a dedicated waste management platform. All regions of Brazil subject to georeferencing were processed using the free software Geographic Information System (QGIS). Data were expressed as median and range or as frequency of occurrence. Chi-square t-test and Fisher’s exact test were used to compare variables. The accepted significance level was 5%. Results: Of the five existing regions in Brazil, only three had records of reverse medication logistics. 4,519.74 Kg of products were collected, and the North region of Brazil was responsible for 69.1% of the collection. In the spatial analysis, it was possible to perceive a difference between the areas of concentration of the RDL, that is, locations where collections were carried out in the period from 2020 to 2022. Conclusion: The present study preliminarily analyzed the reverse logistics of medicines in Brazil. The data obtained can contribute to the knowledge of this area and to the strengthening of the process. Thus, these places must exercise a task force for the educational process of the population about the risks of incorrect disposal of medicines and that this could harm the environment, economic aspects of society, food and the entire context that involves health and well-being of citizens.
{"title":"Spatial analysis of a case of reverse logistics of medicines in community pharmacies in Brazil - a preliminary study","authors":"Camila Martins Oliveira, Maria Pantoja Moreira de Sena, Clarisse Andrade Sales, Leiliane de Paula dos Santos Capim, Amanda Gabryelle Nunes Cardoso Mello, Jose Luiz Fernandes Vieira, Carolina Heitmann Mares Azevedo Ribeiro, L. W. Pereira de Sena","doi":"10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2878","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/pharmpract.2023.4.2878","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The reverse logistics of medicines consists of the logistical procedure of collection, transport, storage, treatment and final disposal of post-consumer or expired waste. Medicines can be toxic to the environment and affect the health of citizens of the territory. Community pharmacies, as a health facility, play a key role in this process. Objectives: Define the spatial analysis and cases of reverse logistics of medicines in community pharmacies in Brazil. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, and the research covered the medicines collected by 400 community pharmacies in the period from 2020 to 2022. To obtain the data, the medicines were collected, weighed, segregated and the weight released on a dedicated waste management platform. All regions of Brazil subject to georeferencing were processed using the free software Geographic Information System (QGIS). Data were expressed as median and range or as frequency of occurrence. Chi-square t-test and Fisher’s exact test were used to compare variables. The accepted significance level was 5%. Results: Of the five existing regions in Brazil, only three had records of reverse medication logistics. 4,519.74 Kg of products were collected, and the North region of Brazil was responsible for 69.1% of the collection. In the spatial analysis, it was possible to perceive a difference between the areas of concentration of the RDL, that is, locations where collections were carried out in the period from 2020 to 2022. Conclusion: The present study preliminarily analyzed the reverse logistics of medicines in Brazil. The data obtained can contribute to the knowledge of this area and to the strengthening of the process. Thus, these places must exercise a task force for the educational process of the population about the risks of incorrect disposal of medicines and that this could harm the environment, economic aspects of society, food and the entire context that involves health and well-being of citizens.","PeriodicalId":516653,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140508813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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