Implementación del sistema de farmacovigilancia en pacientes hospitalizados del Área de Clínica y Cirugía del Hospital General Puyo

Abstract

Research for the Implementation of the Pharmacovigilance System in Hospitalized Patients of the Clinical and Surgical Area of the Puyo General Hospital. The Institution did not have a control and registry of Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR), which is why a Pharmacovigilance system was implemented within the hospitalization service. In the period April-July 2013, using descriptive method, with an Intensive Pharmacovigilance System, individualized to 30 hospitalized patients with field techniques with the use of notification cards, Pharmaceutical profiles, review of medical records, daily and general medical visits. The results obtained by means of a frequency analysis show that the highest number of ADRs was in the female sex with 33.33%, and male sex 16.66%, which were classified according to the algorithm of Naranjo and collaborators, 43.33% were in the PROBABLE category, 6.7% in the POSSIBLE category and finally 0% in the PROVEN category. It is concluded that the implementation of the pharmacovigilance system has been achieved, notifying the presence of AMR in patients of these services, promoting research and improving the quality of life of the patient. It is recommended that Hospital General Puyo continue with this type of research, which is a useful tool for the management of safe pharmacotherapy and evaluation of drug effectiveness.