Characteristics of the judicial demand for medicines and health products in the Municipality of Fortaleza, CE.
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2019), Original Article
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2019)

Characteristics of the judicial demand for medicines and health products in the Municipality of Fortaleza, CE.

Original Article
https://doi.org/10.22563/2525-7323.2019.v4.n1.p.21-30
Published 2022-10-03
  • Andressa Garcia Albuquerque
  • Diego da Silva Medeiros
  • Malena Gadelha Cavalcante
Andressa Garcia Albuquerque
Diego da Silva Medeiros
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7041-4506
Malena Gadelha Cavalcante
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1559-9218
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Keywords

Assistência farmacêutica, política; Judicialização; Direito à saúde, Tutela.

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Garcia Albuquerque, A., da Silva Medeiros, D., & Gadelha Cavalcante, M. (2022). Characteristics of the judicial demand for medicines and health products in the Municipality of Fortaleza, CE. JORNAL DE ASSISTÊNCIA FARMACÊUTICA E FARMACOECONOMIA, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.22563/2525-7323.2019.v4.n1.p.21-30
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Abstract

Objective: To analyse the profile of the legal proceedings that demand the supply of medicines and health products filed against the city of Fortaleza, CE. Methods: A descriptive and quantitative cross-sectional study. The data obtained were collected at the Municipal Pharmacy Assistance. Included in the study were processes that demanded standardized and non-standardized drugs and products for health maintenance in the period from January 2017 to October 2017. Results: The majority of the beneficiary patients were female (52%). Adults (38.46%) and elderly (37.69%) were the predominant age group. The municipality as defendant represented 88% of the cases. The anticipation of emergency care was granted in 97% of the cases. Most of the medical prescriptions showed a link with the public health system and 53% of the medicines were not prescribed in their generic name. The two anatomical groups representing more than 60% of the adjudication of the drugs (digestive tract and metabolism and nervous system). Geriatric disposable diapers demanded most of the health products (26%). The purchase of medicines to comply with court orders generated a budget loss of 147% when compared to the maximum allowed price for sales (Factory Price). Conclusion: The request for medicines by judicial means generate a high cost for the municipal pharmaceutical assistance, since several drugs were found that belong to the basic component of pharmaceutical care.

https://doi.org/10.22563/2525-7323.2019.v4.n1.p.21-30
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