Resumen

LIMA, Rosa Silva et al. Indiscriminate use of diclofenac potassium for elderly population in Anápolis city, state of Goiás, Brazil in 2014. Rev. colomb. cienc. quim. farm. [online]. 2015, vol.44, n.2, pp.179-188. ISSN 0034-7418.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rcciquifa.v44n2.56292.

This work intended to evaluate the drug abuse and the knowledge of side effects presented in the guidelines of potassium diclophenac used by elderly people from Anapolis-Brazil. In this study, 2500 people, ranging between 58 and 77 years old, were interviewed in 2014. The data collected by a questionnaire revealed the excessive use of this drug without medical prescription. The main reasons raised by the respondents, when asked about why they use this drug, were the affordable price and the efficiency of potassium diclophenac in the common symptoms at this age, especially back and joint pain. The market, with unprepared sellers, stimulates self-medication and input a risk at the health of Brazilian population. The results presented the need of further guidance on the rational use of this drug, since inadequate intake may cause stomach, kidney and circulatory disorders.

Palabras clave : Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; elderly; medicines; diclofenac potassium and self-medication.

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