Construction and validation of an instrument to identify barriers to implementing pharmaceutical care.

Background: Pharmaceutical Care is a professional practice in high demand for implementation in Primary Health Care within the Public Health System. Consequently, it was necessary to develop and validate an instrument to assess the obstacles to this process.

Methods: A methodological study was conducted in three stages: first, the questionnaire was developed based on the APOTECA framework, which includes Attitudinal, Political, Technical, and Administrative domains.

Deprescribing clonazepam in primary care older patients: a feasibility study.

Background Inappropriate use of clonazepam by older adults is associated with cognitive impairment, delirium, and falls. Strategies to optimize its use are important to increase patient safety. Objective To evaluate the feasibility of a clonazepam deprescription protocol in the elderly.

Storage and disposal of expired medicines in home pharmacies: emerging public health problems.

Objective: To characterize storage and disposal practices associated with expired medicines in home pharmacies of Primary Care users.

Methods: Cross-sectional study based on data collected from 423 users of 15 Primary Care units located in a Brazilian city, between August 2014 and July 2016. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews.