Perfil dos medicamentos solicitados pela população de um município do leste mineiro nos processos judiciais.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the profile of lawsuits aimed at access to medicines, in a medium-sized municipality in the east of the state of Minas Gerais. This is a descriptive study with a cross sectional design based on the analysis of secondary data from lawsuits with demand for drugs required by users of the health system in a municipality in the east of Minas Gerais. A total of 208 processes were found by 204 applicants for access to medicines in the municipality. Of the drugs present in these processes, there were 195 different active principles and the most prevalent in the requests were: risperidone (6.0%, n = 26); methylphenidate hydrochloride (5.6%, n = 24) and zoledronic acid (3.9%, n = 17). The health problems most identified for treatment by these drugs were: attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (5.0%, n = 12); osteoporosis (6.7%, n = 16) and autism (3.4%, n = 8). The age groups that presented representativeness in this study were from zero to 18 years (35%, n = 32) and from 19 to 59 years (35%, n = 32). The results show that the judicialization causes impacts on the structuring and organization of the public health system for the municipality and for the population, since access to justice can benefit only one who uses.