Análisis retrospectivo de la prescripción de gastroprotectores en pacientes del Servicio de Medicina General del Centro de Salud n°3 Chambo-Riobamba.

Abstract

The objetive of this research was to restrospectively analyze the prescription of gastroprotectors in patients of the General Medicine Serives of the Health Center N°3 Chambo-Riobamba, during the period January-june 2018, through a non-experimental, descriptive, observational an croos section, Making use of digital tools such as Excel and SPSS statistical software for data analysis; We reviewed 515 medical records that met the inclusion criteria specified for the study, which showed that 71.3% of prescripctions did not have risk factors that warrants the use of gastroprotectors; 47,6% did not present any gastropathy, while 32.5% were diagnosed with gastritis where the main causative factor was Helicobacter pylori. The results obtained show that 54.6% of prescrptions were for omeprazole whereas ranitidine was only indicated in 1.7% of the sample, oral solids being the most used pharmaceutical form; 71.3% of prescriptions were classified in the clinical practice guide of Zaragoza for the rational use of gastric protectors, as well as a contribution to the health center on the adequate use of gastroprotectors as a proposal to improve clinical practice in the health center. It is recommended to implement the protocol.