ATENÇÃO FARMACÊUTICA NO ÂMBITO DA SAÚDE ÍNTIMA DA MULHER

Abstract

Women constantly suffer from diseases that affect the female genital system. The lack of information is one of the factors that most contribute to inadequate habits of intimate hygiene and this may be related to the involvement of diseases. In many situations, due to the difficulty of quickly accessing specialists, they resort to self-medication. With this, there is a great opportunity for pharmaceutical performance. As a health professional with great accessibility to patients, it is possible to develop pharmaceutical care, provide appropriate clarifications to clinicalconditions and help women to understand best practices related to intimate care, in order to act in the prevention of diseases and, in cases related to treatment, the pharmacist has the possibility to guide and resolve doubts related to drug therapy. In this work, we will approach a review about the possibilities of action of the pharmaceutical professional correlating to the inadequate intimate habits performed by women. A bibliographic survey was carried out on the Google Academic, Scielo and PubMed databases and, consequently, a discussion of the literature. It was observed an increase in the rate of gynecological problems that women have been facing during their lives due to several factors. The topic under study, because it is a subject little discussed, there is still embarrassment to talk about it. It is concluded the importance of better communication between the pharmacist, since he is a professional with technical knowledge who is at the end of the health care chain, and the patients, in relation to the necessary care for the prevention of diseases that affect intimate health.