Abstract

FARIAS GONSALEZ, María José et al. Medication availability in patients at The Guabo health center 2023. Revista InveCom [online]. 2024, vol.4, n.2, e040202.  Epub May 17, 2024. ISSN 2739-0063.  https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10558629.

Expired medicines are disposed of improperly, as drug substances have been found in the water and soil, posing a health and environmental risk. The objective of the research was to identify the types of medications most commonly used in patients at the El Guabo Health Center. A descriptive method and a cross-sectional approach were used, with a sample of 100 patients who attended the institutional pharmacy of the El Guabo Health Center. Surveys were used to collect the data and processed them using the statistical software Jamovi 2.3.26. The medications most commonly consumed by patients were NSAIDs (31.0%), antidiabetics (18.8%) and antibiotics (17.0%). (66.0%) threw the medicine in the trash, 20.0% in the toilet, 10.0% donated it to family members, and 100% were aware of the environmental impact. The majority of the surveyed population uses NSAIDs and antidiabetics, medicines that are discarded in the trash or elsewhere causing damage to health and the environment.

Keywords : patients; expired medicines; environment.

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