Avaliação do uso de medicamentos por puérperas no pós-parto normal e cesárea em hospital do Rio Grande do Norte

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the profile of the use of medicines by puerperae in the normal postpartum and cesarean section of the Regional Hospital Dr. Mariano Coelho, in the city of Currais Novos-RN. This is an observational, descriptive study, based on the prescriptions filed by puerperae assisted at the hospital in question during the year 2018. The drugs were evaluated for the risk to the infant, according to Micromedex, American Academy of Pediatrics, Brazilian Society of Pediatrics and the Ministry of Health. Data were imported to Microsoft Excel spreadsheet where the drugs were compiled by active principle and pharmacological class according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical system and were subsequently analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study was attended by 101 postpartum women, the majority of whom underwent cesarean delivery (61.39%), a condition in which there was also a predominance of medication / prescription (7.61%) per woman, out of a total of 592 prescribed. Most of the medicines used in the hospital are compatible with breastfeeding or present minimal risks to infants, however different bibliographic sources may address different classifications for safety of the use of medications during breastfeeding. Thus, prescribers and other health professionals involved in the process of orientation of puerperae should be based on safe sources of medication use during this period.