title: [Sources of medicines for hypertension and diabetes in Brazil: telephone survey results from Brazilian state capitals and the Federal District, 2011].
abstract: This study aimed to analyze differences between patients with diabetes and hypertension in drug treatment and their sources for obtaining medication. This was a cross-sectional study with data from the VIGITEL telephone survey in 2011 in Brazil's state capitals and Federal District. Some 72% of the 15,027 hypertensive patients and 78.2% of the 4,083 diabetics were on medication; 45.8% of the hypertensive patients obtained their medications from public health units, 15.9% from the Popular Pharmacy program, and 38.3% from drugstores, pharmacies, and other sources. The rates among diabetics were 54.4%, 16.2%, and 29.4%, respectively. In the public health units the percentages were highest among individuals with less schooling, black or brown skin, and without private health plans, while the percentages in the Popular Pharmacy program and drugstores/pharmacies and other sources were higher among individuals with more schooling, white skin, and private health plans. Access to different sources of medicines showed disparities between Brazil's regions and state capitals and between social segments of the population.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil.
authors.forename: Karen Sarmento
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil.
authors.forename: Priscila Maria S Bergamo
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Francisco
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Brasil.
authors.forename: Débora Carvalho
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Malta
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marilisa Berti de Azevedo
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Barros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000600:supply & distribution* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018954:Drugs, Essential / Q000600:supply & distribution* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000600:supply & distribution* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D018954:Drugs, Essential; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents