RISK CLASSIFICATIONS OF MEDICINAL PRODUCTS PRESCRIPTED TO INTERNAL LACTANTS IN THE MATERNITY OF A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (Atena Editora)

Abstract

The use of medication by women during breastfeeding is a very common and growing practice in all stages of lactation and is among the factors most associated with early and abrupt weaning. This article presents a comparative analysis of risk classifications on medications used during lactation, identifying the most prescribed medications for breastfeeding women in a university hospital. For this, an observational, cross-sectional and descriptive study of the prescriptions of medications from the maternity hospital felt to the pharmacy sector during the months of September and October 2019 was carried out. Of the 507 prescriptions analyzed, 81 different types of medication were identified, with an average of 7, 24 medications / prescription. The prevalent prevalence of the therapeutic class was 16.28% of analgesics and 15.21% of antiemetics and antinauseants. According to the classification presented by the Ministry of Health, among the different types of medication observed in the study, 72.84% (n = 59) were classified as "compatible", 27.16% (n = 33) as "judicious" and no drug was identified as “contraindicated”, if used during lactation. However, according to the international classification consulted, only 29.63% (n = 24) of these were categorized as “compatible”. This divergence of results between the consulted databases indicates the importance of constantly updating the literature used by health professionals and the need to standardize the information provided to the patient, with a view to promoting safety during the use of medications and the breastfeeding process.