Aplicación del sistema de farmacovigilancia en pacientes con hipertensión arterial del Centro de Salud Guano atendidos en consulta externa.

Abstract

The objective was to apply a Pharmacovigilance system in patients with high blood pressure of “Centro de Salud Guano” attended in External Consultation. This is an applied, transversal field research. The Intensive Pharmacovigilance method was implemented and for the selection of the sample, 40 hypertensive patients over 30 years. Patients were interviewed about the health situational status, completing the information through medical records which all the personal parameters of the patients are found, with personalized attention, reviewing clinical pictures, complementary examinations, the training and motivation of the patient in order to help improve the quality of life. The 6% of hypertensive patients had an adverse reaction to Enalapril. It was the primary medication of these reactions; they appeared in female sex especially because they are the largest number of people who come to the Health Centre. All the treatments were validated of the biochemist pharmacist in charge of the Pharmacy department of “Centro de Salud Guano” identified in the cardiovascular system as the most prevalent therapeutic group in the area. Adverse reactions were detected, assessed and Pharmacovigilance Manual to do an appropriate monitoring to the patients that come to the Health Centre was given. This kind of research should be continued as it is a useful tool for the safe pharmacotherapy to patients with chronic diseases with the purpose of improving the correct use of medicines and effectiveness.