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Abstract(s)
No trabalho apresentado é proposto um código pictográfico para coadjuvar à
identificação de medicamentos de modo a evitar confusões aquando da troca de
laboratório. Foi efetuada a tese e validação da proposta. Este processo é uma solução
técnica para responder ao problema da constante troca de medicamentos, fazendo
com que esta se faça com mais segurança e sem constrangimentos por parte do
público-alvo.
O mercado atual de medicamentos, caracteriza-se por uma miríade de
substâncias ativas, cada uma das quais, comercializada por dezenas de laboratórios
diferentes. Esta situação gera problemas associados à identificação de medicamentos
devido ao facto de existirem diferentes embalagens e comprimidos para a mesma
substância ativa ou vice-versa, exponenciada pela proliferação de genéricos, o que
afeta os doentes, através de troca de medicamentos, tomas inadequadas, diminuição
da adesão à terapêutica e insistência na aquisição de medicamentos menos
vantajosos em termos de custos e/ou efeito terapêutico. Esta dificuldade na
identificação de medicamentos, sendo global, incide, com maior profundidade na
camada sénior da população, doentes crónicos e polimedicados e com baixa literacia.
O problema agrava-se porque, por um lado, as gerações mais antigas são menos
letradas e, por outro, porque se dá numa época de acentuado envelhecimento da
população.
The work describes the development of a pictograph code to assist the patients in the recognition of medicaments, thus avoiding the occurrence of misuses and inappropriate intake or dosage due to label confusion, wrong identification, packaging modification, generic drug substitution, etc. The code intends to be a technical solution to overcome the shortcomings associated to the constant substitution and replacement of medication, making it safer and less embarrassing for the target audience. The current pharmaceutical market is characterized by a myriad of active substances, each sold by dozens of different laboratories. This situation raised noteworthy problems associated to the identification of medications, due to the fact there are different packages for the same active substance and vice versa, which are further increased by the proliferation of generic drugs that provoke exchange of medicines, intake of inadequate doses, decreased medication adherence and persistence in acquiring medicines less advantageous in terms of cost and/or therapeutic effect. This difficulty in identifying drugs, being a global problem, has a major focus on the senior section of the population, in particular with chronic and polymedicated patients and patients with low literacy. The problem is exacerbated not only because older generations are less literate but also because the population is steadily aging. Moreover, it was also found that patients identify drugs according to the color and shape of the package and for the therapeutic effect of the medicines.
The work describes the development of a pictograph code to assist the patients in the recognition of medicaments, thus avoiding the occurrence of misuses and inappropriate intake or dosage due to label confusion, wrong identification, packaging modification, generic drug substitution, etc. The code intends to be a technical solution to overcome the shortcomings associated to the constant substitution and replacement of medication, making it safer and less embarrassing for the target audience. The current pharmaceutical market is characterized by a myriad of active substances, each sold by dozens of different laboratories. This situation raised noteworthy problems associated to the identification of medications, due to the fact there are different packages for the same active substance and vice versa, which are further increased by the proliferation of generic drugs that provoke exchange of medicines, intake of inadequate doses, decreased medication adherence and persistence in acquiring medicines less advantageous in terms of cost and/or therapeutic effect. This difficulty in identifying drugs, being a global problem, has a major focus on the senior section of the population, in particular with chronic and polymedicated patients and patients with low literacy. The problem is exacerbated not only because older generations are less literate but also because the population is steadily aging. Moreover, it was also found that patients identify drugs according to the color and shape of the package and for the therapeutic effect of the medicines.
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Trabalho de Projeto
Keywords
Código pictográfico Medicamentos Saúde Engenharia industrial Design Pictographic code Medicines Health Industrial Engineering Design
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Instituto Politécnico do Porto. Escola Superior de Estudos Industriais e de Gestão