recently The Federal Court’s decision to suspend the decision that allowed the prescription of medicines by pharmacists She re -discussed this topic and revealed the clash between professional groups.
Remember a decision that allowed pharmacists to prescribe medications
S. Federal Medicine Council (CFM) Celebrate the decision, while Federal Pharmacy Council (CFF) She announced that she would produce. But what are the arguments doctors To oppose A prescription by pharmacists?
S. CFM argues that the prescription is an exclusive support for doctorsWhich has a necessary formation and efficiency for diagnoses and determining treatments.
according to President de CFM, Jose Hiran Gallo“Pharmacists do not have legal support or medical technical preparation for identifying diseases, and identifying treatments and measures to restore the health of people affected by various diseases. This may cause damage to society, which may cause unimaginable losses in Brazilian public health.”
In the lawsuit that led to the suspension of the decision, CFM argued that “the pharmacy council itself has circulated and published a similar issue that allows the pharmacist to prescribe medications, including drugs for sale under medical prescriptions, and clarify other medical procedures” 586/2013 “. The decision concerned is the one who authorized a pharmaceutical prescription.
Otherwise
On the other side, CFF argues that pharmacists have enough technical knowledge to prescribe medications in some situationsAnd that this practice is already recognized by government and municipal legislation.
CFF also argues that “the pharmacist is part of public health programs, and since 2022, the Ministry of Chronic conditions, sexually transmitted conditions and infections, at the Ministry of Health, stipulates a prescription of PRP and Pep (after exposure to HIV) by pharmacists.”
In other excerpts from the note, issued by the entity, it highlights the procedure in tuberculosis prevention programs, which indicates that “the public force itself recognizes pharmaceutical recipes within the limits of its efficiency.”
CFF also states that the court’s decision “only represents the beginning of an arduous journey in favor of the health of the Brazilian population, which can rely on a properly trained professional in drugs.” The Council enhances “the importance of filling the category in the search for full religiosity for drug aid, as determined in Federal Law No. 13.021/14”.