Profile of the consumption of antidepressants and benzodiazepines in a UBS in the Federal District during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Objective: To describe the consumption profile of antidepressants and benzodiazepines in a Basic Health Unit in the Federal District before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in order to observe the impact on the mental health of the population that uses this service. Methodology: This is a cross-sec...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI) |
| Repositorio: | Research, Society and Development |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/40857 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/40857 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | COVID-19 pandemic Mental health Antidepressants Hypnotics Sedatives. Pandemia COVID-19 Saúde mental Antidepressivos Hipnóticos Sedativos. Pandemia de COVID-19 Salud mental Antidepresivos Sedantes. |
| Sumario: | Objective: To describe the consumption profile of antidepressants and benzodiazepines in a Basic Health Unit in the Federal District before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in order to observe the impact on the mental health of the population that uses this service. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study, with a retrospective analysis carried out by collecting data on the dispensing of antidepressants and benzodiazepines from a pharmacy in a Basic Health Unit Federal District. These data were collected from the psychotropic drug record book for the years 2019 to 2022. Results: An increase in the dispensation of antidepressants and benzodiazepines was observed in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, pandemic years, when compared to year 2019.Conclusion: This study made it possible to visualize an increase in the consumption of some psychotropic drugs during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a probable consequence of the increase in cases of psychological distress in the population served by a Basic Health Unit in the Federal District. |
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