PRESCRIPTIONS OF ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED IN A UNIVERSIT Y HOSPITAL

  • Kassio Cardoso Sousa
  • Ana Carla Godinho Pinto Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Marcos Valério Silva Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Orenzio Soler Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Vanessa Cuentro
  • Marcieni Andrade Universidade Federal do Pará

Abstract

Trends in antimicrobial prescription for hospitalized elderly people in a university hospital in the state of Pará, Brazil, are identified. The transversal study evaluated and analyzed clinical cards on patients´ characteristics, diagnosis and treatments. Prescription trends are identified by the analysis of frequency. Further, 299 clinical cards were evaluated with a predominance of young female (56.5%) elderly people (80%), with infections of the respiration tract as the main cause of hospitalization. The predominantly empiric treatment comprised third generation cephalosporins, macrolides and quinolones. When pathology is related to medicine, the use of cephalosporins prevailed in the treatment of infections of the respiratory tract, with complications caused by Type 2 diabetes mellitus. The development of clinical protocols is required for the standardization of treatments and to stimulate the rational use of antimicrobial drugs to warrant the patient´s safety.

Author Biographies

Kassio Cardoso Sousa
Rede Extrafarma - Belém - Pará
Ana Carla Godinho Pinto, Universidade Federal do Pará
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêutica; Instituto de Ciências da Saúde
Marcos Valério Silva, Universidade Federal do Pará
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêutica; Instituto de Ciências da Saúde
Orenzio Soler, Universidade Federal do Pará
Faculdade de Farmácia; Instituto de Ciências da Saúde
Vanessa Cuentro
Hospital de Urgência e Emergência - Belém - Pará
Marcieni Andrade, Universidade Federal do Pará
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêutica; Instituto de Ciências da Saúde
Published
2015-12-31
Section
Artigos Originais