Servicios de atención farmacéutica en farmacias de comunidad privada de Costa Rica: percepción de usuarios
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Rojas León, C.
Segura Cano, Sofía Elena
Lizano Barrantes, Catalina
Cordero García, Ana Eugenia
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Introducción: Las farmacias de comunidad privada en Costa Rica tienen una amplia trayectoria. Sin embargo, los servicios de Atención Farmacéutica desarrollados en estos centros de salud son poco conocidos y documentados, lo que dificulta determinar la importancia de estos servicios para la sociedad.
Método: Este es un estudio observacional, descriptivo realizado en los cinco cantones con mayor número de farmacias de comunidad privada de la provincia de San José (capital de Costa Rica). El estudio se realizó mediante la aplicación de un cuestionario a usuarios habituales de las farmacias seleccionadas durante el año 2018.
Resultados: Se realizaron un total de 385 encuestas. El análisis de los cuestionarios indica que un 60,8% de los usuarios asisten por lo menos una vez al mes a la farmacia. El 93% considera que el farmacéutico es un profesional que trasmite confianza y seguridad y el 79% indica que su salud puede mejorar si recibe educación continua por parte del regente farmacéutico.
Conclusiones: Los resultados evidencian la necesidad del desarrollo de un programa de Atención Farmacéutica en el ámbito privado. Ya que los usuarios consideran que, por ser las farmacias lugares de fácil acceso, su salud mejoraría de ser orientados sobre su tratamiento en una forma continua.
Introduction: Private community pharmacies in Costa Rica have a long history. However, developed Pharmaceutical Care services in these health centers are little known and documented, which makes it difficult to determine the importance of these services for society. Method: This is an observational, descriptive study carried out in the five cities in the province of San Jose (Costa Rica capital) with the highest number of pharmacies. The study was carried out by applying a questionnaire to regular users of the selected pharmacies during 2018. Results: A total of 385 surveys were conducted. The analysis of the questionnaires indicates that 60.8% of users attend the pharmacy at least once a month. 93% consider that the pharmacist is a professional who transmits confidence and security and 79% indicate that their health can improve if they receive continuous education from the pharmaceutical. Conclusions: The results show the need for the development of a Pharmaceutical Care program in the private sphere. Since users consider that, as pharmacies are easily accessible places, their health would improve if they were guided about their treatment on a continuous basis.
Introduction: Private community pharmacies in Costa Rica have a long history. However, developed Pharmaceutical Care services in these health centers are little known and documented, which makes it difficult to determine the importance of these services for society. Method: This is an observational, descriptive study carried out in the five cities in the province of San Jose (Costa Rica capital) with the highest number of pharmacies. The study was carried out by applying a questionnaire to regular users of the selected pharmacies during 2018. Results: A total of 385 surveys were conducted. The analysis of the questionnaires indicates that 60.8% of users attend the pharmacy at least once a month. 93% consider that the pharmacist is a professional who transmits confidence and security and 79% indicate that their health can improve if they receive continuous education from the pharmaceutical. Conclusions: The results show the need for the development of a Pharmaceutical Care program in the private sphere. Since users consider that, as pharmacies are easily accessible places, their health would improve if they were guided about their treatment on a continuous basis.
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FARMACIA, SERVICIOS FARMACÉUTICOS, MEDICAMENTOS, SUPERVISIÓN FARMACEUTICA
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https://www.ilaphar.org/servicios-de-atencion-farmaceutica-en-farmacias-de-comunidad-privada-de-costa-rica-percepcion-de-usuarios/