Prevalência da utilização de medicamentos prescritos para trabalhadores de uma empresa da região sul do país.

Abstract

The drugs present an important function in the impact and care of health, becoming of great importance to the population in recent times, improving and increasing people's life expectancy, as well as quality of life. Workers make up a population group that lacks special attention, since some characteristics of the work process, such as stressful situations, excessive responsibility, lack of stability in employment and safety, intense workload, among others, are associated with episodes of various diseases and health problems. The aim of this study is to identify the prevalence of the use of drugs prescribed for workers, as well as the relationship with sociodemographic and occupational variables of a company in the South of the country. To estimate these variables, an analytical, cross-sectional and retrospective study was conducted through analysis of data from medical prescription of workers who presented employment with the company, both in the administrative area and in the area productive, and of both sexes. Data on the prescription of medicines to workers can contribute to their occupational health because, from the identification of the most prescribed therapeutic class it is possible to verify if there is a relationship with the worker's work activity. This information allows us to demonstrate that pharmaceutical care is important to bring more clarification about medications and how they can interfere in workers' health, improving understanding of drug use. Thinking about it and considering the data collected in this study, actions in health education can be proposed with a focus on surveillance and promotion to the well-being of workers for the company's health team and for the Internal Commission on Accident Prevention (CIPA).