The pharmacist in primary care and his important managerial and clinical role: a bibliographical review

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to define the managerial and clinical attributions of the pharmacist in the primary health care of the SUS. Through a bibliographical research, built from documents obtained from the scientific databases BVS and SciELO, from the last 10 years and published in Portuguese, organized into three sections, which discuss important aspects about primary care, pharmaceutical care and care and Pharmacists' challenges in the managerial and clinical scope of primary care. Primary Care presents itself as a gateway for users to the health system, based on the principles and guidelines of the SUS. The primary level is the least complex, having the necessary care technologies to meet the main demands and needs of the population in which it operates. In it, the pharmaceutical professional performs not only managerial actions, but also clinical actions aimed at patient care, qualifying comprehensive care in different areas (prevention, promotion or rehabilitation) and promoting the rational use of medicines. Therefore, it is imperative to develop policies that improve the population's access to medicines through the qualification of the pharmacist's technical-managerial and clinical-assistance services in primary care.