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19/04/2013
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Rio - Rio's governor, Sergio Cabral decreed on Monday, in a statement published in the Official Gazette, the law establishing awareness campaign and fight against self-medication. The campaign will consist of lectures clarifications to population, distribution of leaflets and explanatory networks in public school and health, besides being aired on the radio and on television. The campaign will extend beyond the "Week of Awareness and Combat Self Medication".
Risks
To ANVISA, selling drugs red stripe, which theoretically need prescription, but in practice they are sold without an income, is a serious public health and exacerbates this process to self-medicate. These drugs represent 65% of the pharmaceutical market and, for most of them, the health legislation requires only the presentation of the prescription at the time of purchase. The pharmacies are not required to withhold income and, in practice, do not usually require the presentation of them.
Seniors are the most affected
About 30% of seniors who are admitted in hospital emergencies in the United States are hospitalized for the misuse of drugs. The alert is director of the Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology (SBGG), Rubens Fraga Junior.
In Brazil, the situation is no different. Although there are no statistics related to the subject, self-medication among the elderly in Brazil also cause many serious problems for patients. "We say that the elderly have mania for self-medicate," says Fraga Junior.
He says that seniors take drugs indiscriminately. So often get forgotten, have dizziness, suffer falls and family think it is normal for age. "In reality, these symptoms may be an adverse reaction to the misuse of drugs, which can lead to death," he says.
Indiscriminate use of drugs is a major cause of hospitalizations | Photo: Stock Photo
It states that, with age, metabolism undergoes a lot of changes. It also changes how the patient responds to the medication. At 80, for example, kidneys suffering from about 50% reduction in operation. In the liver, the loss reaches 40%.
Therefore, the time of action of the drug also changes. The effect of a medication tablet anxiety, for example, can last for a week for an elderly. "We must be cautious. The geriatrician is the professional best suited to know how the medicine will act in this age group, "he says.
According to the doctor, 30% of the medicines sold in Brazil today are consumed by the elderly. Many are unsuitable for people with advanced age. "Some anti-inflammatory drugs are associated with gastritis, digestive bleeding and kidney problems, and heart failure," he says.
According to the professional, one of the most serious errors committed by these patients is to repeat the medication without medical consent. "Not because it took an anti-inflammatory once a pain, you can take in any situation. The choice depends on several factors. "
Source: The Day - Online
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