Moura, Ana Celia da SilvaSá, Ricardo Carvalho de Azevedo e2024-05-222008MOURA, Ana Célia da Silva. Análise da organização e estruturação da assistência farmacêutica nos municípios do Estado do Amazonas. 2008. 80 f. Monografia (Especialização em Gestão em Assistência Farmacêutica) - Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará, Ceará, 2008.https://deposita.ibict.br/handle/deposita/601Medicine is a basic, strategic input and supports health actions, the lack of which can mean constant interruptions in treatment, which affects the quality of life of users and the credibility of pharmaceutical services and the health system as a whole. It is known that the acquisition of medicines is one of the main activities of Pharmaceutical Assistance Management and requires qualified personnel and an adequate minimum structure, as it can contribute decisively to improving access. The present study proposes to analyze the organization and structuring of Pharmaceutical Assistance in the municipalities of the State of Amazonas, seeking, mainly, to understand as faithfully as possible the reality in the municipalities researched, having as a privileged source the speech of municipal managers of Pharmaceutical Assistance, which we consider to be the main actors of this activity. The study was formatted based on a telephone survey carried out by the Department of Primary Care of the Ministry of Health. The analysis used a sample composed of 54 of the 62 municipalities in the State of Amazonas and was carried out from March to December 2007, through a semi-structured questionnaire, covering the organization, structuring and operationalization of the Pharmaceutical Assistance Cycle. What motivated this research was the collection of subsidies to strengthen the municipal management of Pharmaceutical Assistance in the State of Amazonas. The data were analyzed descriptively and presented through tables and graphs. The results obtained, in this first diagnosis, point to the need for investments in the physical structure, human resources, material and management resources, aiming to provide the municipalities of the State of Amazonas with Comprehensive Pharmaceutical Assistance, capable of promoting access and rational use of medicines. .application/pdfopenAccessMedicamentoAssistência farmacêuticaAmazonasFarmáciaTrabalho de conclusão de curso