Medicamentos e transparência: uma análise dos pedidos de acesso à informação referentes ao registro de fármacos

Abstract

Given the importance of transparency in the context of the sanitary control of medicines, this dissertation aims to analyze and understand, based on the codes extracted from requests for access to information on the registration of medicines, Anvisa's actions in the face of the need to comply with aspects of passive transparency imposed by the Access to Information Law (LAI). To this end, the following research problem was posed: What do requests for access to information related to the registration of medicines show about transparency in the specific administrative processes carried out by Anvisa? The theoretical framework is based on the notions of legalism and legality established by Zenon Bankowski, observing whether or not the regulatory agency adopts a legalistic stance with regard to meeting the aspirations of transparency and access to information imposed by the LAI. In order to guide the proposed diagnosis, the methodological strategy of Grounded Theory was adopted, from which a theoretical proposition was drawn up based on the codes and categories extracted from the requests for access to information and decisions, available in the GOV.BR database. From the codes formulated and the categories drawn up based on the analysis of the documents, it is possible to formulate a theoretical proposition that Anvisa presented discrepancies in its decisions related to requests for access to information on similar topics. Therefore, it was inferred that the agency needs to make a continuous effort to increase compliance with the LAI and promote compliance with the rules established on transparency.