USE AND ACCEPTANCE OF COMPOUNDED MEDICINES IN BRAZIL: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

Abstract

Introduction: The Magistral Pharmacy is one of the numerous areas of activity of the pharmaceutical professional, with approximately 8,373 establishments in this segment registered in Brazil. Some of the activities that can be carried out within the magistral pharmacies are: manipulation of medicines from raw materials / inputs, including those of vegetable origin; antibiotics, hormones, cytostatics and substances subject to special control; homeopathic medicines among others.

Objective: The objective of this work is to build a review of articles that assess the demand and acceptance by magistral pharmacies, by society.

Methodology: An integrative review was carried out using six articles, with approaches on masterful pharmacy and acceptance of medicines by the Brazilian population.

Results and Discussion: In the results, it can be noted that there is no specific age for people who use the manipulated drugs, with an age range of 11 to 70 years, this type of product has been growing precisely because it offers a wider range of age. When related to sex, it is observed that the female population is the one that buys the most, this is due to the fact that the female class has a greater presence of chronic conditions and greater use of medicines. Regarding acceptance and use, studies had a higher percentage for manipulated drugs and a lower percentage for those who did not use them. Most studies have indicated that manipulated drugs have a lower cost.

Conclusion: These results stimulate professional qualification, personalized customer service, which leads to an increase in the number of manipulation pharmacies, however, there are still few studies on manipulated drugs.

DOI: 10.56238/edimpacto2025.049-002