title: [The list of drugs in the Popular Pharmacy Program and the Brazilian National Pharmaceutical Care Policy].
abstract: This study aimed to analyze the list of drugs in the Popular Pharmacy Program in Brazil (PFPB) in relation to the country's pharmaceutical care policy. The list of drugs in the PFPB was compared to the Brazilian and international reference lists of essential medicines, the components of pharmaceutical care in Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS), and drug production by the country's government pharmaceutical laboratories. The PFPB list includes 119 drugs, of which 19.3% and 47.1% were not selected on the Brazilian and international reference lists, respectively; 16.8% are not used in primary care, and 40.3% are not produced by the country's government laboratories. A revision of the PFPB list based on the essential medicines concept (World Health Organization), alignment of pharmaceutical care policies, and production by government laboratories are essential to improve quality of health care, management, training of prescribers, and information for the population.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, BR.
authors.forename: Sueli Miyuki
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Yamauti
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, BR.
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barberato-Filho
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, BR.
authors.forename: Luciane Cruz
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Lopes
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control; D018954:Drugs, Essential / Q000145:classification*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D018954:Drugs, Essential