SIBUTRAMINE PRESCRIPTION AT DRUGSTORES FROM CUIABÁ – MT, BRAZIL

Abstract

Obesity is a metabolic disorder characterized by body mass increase or an excess of adipose tissue in the body. Treatment of this disease is complex and requires a multidisciplinary attention based on pharmacological, nonpharmacological and/or surgical interventions. Among the pharmacological options, sibutramine, is the most suitable drug for overweight individuals. The objective of this work was to analyze sibutramine prescriptions dispensed in drugstores of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil in relation to the distribution of age, gender, medical specialty, as well as to obtain the main prescriptions errors of this medication. Eight hundred and fifteen (815) special control revenue, B2, Sanitary Surveillance in Municipality of Cuiabá-MT, stemming from five random sampling of drugstore chain in the months of July, August and September of 2014. Of which, 83, 7% corresponded to female users and the rest male. Regarding age, there was a predominance of 31-35 years and 9.94% was hidden from patient age. The prescription of sibutramine was prevalent among general practitioners, followed by endocrinologists, and being among the items mandatory to be filled in B2 prescription there were no errors in filling out the forms. According to assessment of the prescriptions, it appears that the use of sibutramine is prescribed without accurate diagnosis of the degree of obesity, which causes public health issues, as well as irrational use of this anorectic agent drug by Cuiaba population.