%0 Journal Article
%T Caracterizaci車n del patr車n de prescripci車n de carbamazepina: provincias seleccionadas de Cuba, a o 2005 Characterization of the prescription pattern of carbamazepine: in selected Cuban provinces, 2005
%A Odalis Rodr赤guez Ganen
%A Liuba Alonso Carbonell
%A Isis Belkis Yera Al車s
%A Ana Julia Garc赤a Mili芍n
%J Revista Cubana de Farmacia
%D 2006
%I ECIMED
%X Con el objetivo de caracterizar la prescripci車n de carbamazepina, se realiz車 un estudio observacional, de utilizaci車n de medicamentos de prescripci車n-indicaci車n, con elementos de esquema terap谷utico y factores que condicionan la prescripci車n en abril de 2005. La informaci車n se obtuvo de los certificados m谷dicos de los pacientes inscriptos con carbamazepina en las farmacias principales municipales de 6 provincias de Cuba, seleccionadas por criterios de expertos. Las variables analizadas fueron: diagn車stico, edad, sexo, dosis diaria, f芍rmacos que modifican la acci車n de la carbamazepina, especialidad m谷dica y nivel de atenci車n. La epilepsia es la principal indicaci車n que motiva la prescripci車n (61,3 %). El 99,6 % de los certificados tienen la dosis recomendada. Pocos pacientes consumen f芍rmacos que modifican el metabolismo de la carbamazepina. Los certificados provienen fundamentalmente de Medicina General Integral (62 %), neurol車gos (13 %) y psiquiatras (13 %), y se realizan en atenci車n primaria de salud (7,.0 %). De manera general, el patr車n de prescripci車n est芍 en correspondencia con lo recomendado por la literatura m谷dica With the objective of characterizing the prescription of carbamazepine, an observational study of use of drugs under prescription-indication was made, with elements of therapeutic scheme and factors that conditioned the prescription in April, 2005. Information was gathered from medical certificates of patients under carbamazepine treatment, which were kept in the main municipal drugstores of 6 Cuban provinces that have been previously selected according to expert criteria. The analyzed variables were diagnosis, age, sex, daily dose, pharmaceuticals affecting the action of carbamazepine, medical specialty issuing the certificate and level of care. Epilepsy is the main cause for prescription of this drug (61,3%). The recommended dose was written in 99,6% of medical certificates. Few patients took drugs that affected carbamazepine metabolism. The certificates were mainly given by family physicians (62%), neurologists (13%) and psychiatrists (13%) and they were issued at primary health care level (7%). Generally speaking, the prescription pattern is in line with the recommendations made by the medical literature
%K Carbamazepina
%K prescripci車n
%K Carbamazepine
%K prescription
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