Factors involved in the practice of automatic renewal of medical prescriptions in the context of primary care

Abstract

Objective: To characterize the main factors involved in the practice of automatic renewal of medical prescriptions in family health units in the context of primary care. Methods: This is a narrative bibliographic review, using a bibliographic survey carried out by consulting databases such as Google Scholar, PubMed and SciELO "Misuse of Medicines", "Inappropriate Prescription", '' Primary Health Care "," Special Control Medical Prescriptions "and" Prescription Drugs ", using" AND "as a Boolean operator. Opinions of the Regional Councils of Medicine were also consulted, as well as the legislation in force around medical prescription and prescription renewal. Conclusion: With this, it is observed that the practice of automatic renewal of medical prescriptions must be combated. This can provide important side effects, worse control of comorbidities and a false sense of care, in addition to numerous ethical and legal implications.