Abstract

HARIYO, RE; PANINI, AC; TEVES, MR  and  CALDERON, CP. Prescriptions and dispensations analysis of psychotropic drugs in a pharmacy office of Mendoza province, Argentina. Rev. OFIL·ILAPHAR [online]. 2023, vol.33, n.2, pp.127-133.  Epub Mar 04, 2024. ISSN 1699-714X.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s1699-714x2023000200006.

The Rational Use of Medicines it refers to adequate practices in each component of the utilization chain. In this work, our objective was to determinate profile of psychotropic drugs prescriptions received and dispensed in a pharmacy office of Mendoza province (Argentina), with evaluation of possible errors, determination of the magnitude consumption and identification of first-choice psychotropic drugs. It was performed an observational, cross-sectional, and retrospective analysis of the prescriptions dispensed between January 1 and June 30, 2020. Data were obtained directly from prescriptions. Drugs were coded according to the ATC classification system and diagnoses according to the International Classification of Diseases, both proposed by the WHO. The Chi-square test was used to compare the variables. A probability of p<0.05 was considered significant statistically. It was registered 7,836 prescriptions in 7,041 prescriptions (mean per patient = 1.11±0.32). There was a greater prescription of psychotropic drugs to female patients (χ2 p<0.001). The clinical medical did result the professional that more prescribed the psychotropic drugs dispensed followed by Family Medicine and Psychiatry specialties. Psycholeptic drugs were the most prescribed, followed by antiepileptic, psychoanaleptic and analgesic drugs. 43.76% of the total corresponded to benzodiazepines, mainly clonazepam, alprazolam and bromazepam. Clonazepam was the most prescribed drug in the analyzed period (21.75%), mainly for diagnosing anxiety disorders, arterial hypertension, and depression. The records obtained show a high consumption of certain psychotropic drugs groups, which coincides with similar studies, finding an identical relationship with the most prescribed drugs, sex, and specialty of the prescribing professional.

Keywords : Psychotropic drugs; analysis; drug prescriptions; pharmacoepidemiology.

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