Abstract

VENANCIO, Sônia Isoyama et al. Evaluation of medication dispensation to patients with chronic hepatitis C in São Paulo State Health Department specialized unit pharmacies, Brazil, in 2010. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2014, vol.23, n.4, pp.701-710. ISSN 1679-4974.

OBJECTIVE: to assess whether the medication dispensing procedures for chronic viral hepatitis C treatment follow Ministry of Health guidelines and to estimate possible costs of inadequate procedures. METHODS: this was a descriptive cross-sectional study of 643 medical records of patients with chronic viral hepatitis C registered in 2010 with four São Paulo State Health Department (SES/SP) Exceptional Drug Dispensing System pharmacies. RESULTS: relevant discrepancies regarding medication dispensing procedures were detected. Based on the histopathology reports it was estimated that only 64.5% of assessed patients actually met the guideline criteria for treatment and therefore R$ 1,096,132.32 was spent in nonconformity with the guidelines. CONCLUSION: a more rigorous standardization of procedures for dispensing medication for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in SES/SP Public Health Services must be implemented.

Keywords : Hepatitis C; Chronic Hepatitis C; Health Evaluation; Pharmaceutical Services; Descriptive Epidemiology.

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