Adaptation of Method Dader in an Addict Patient to Benzodiazepins Self-Medication

摘要

The Dader method has showed in several times efficiency and effectiveness in the pharmacies-therapeutic pursuit in hospitable and deprived pharmacies. This relationship between primary attentionprofessionals helps to the identification of problems related to patient`s medication and promotes thedeteriorated integration of the pharmacist in the health equipment. The present work adapted the Dader methodwith the objective to improve the life quality of a patient who self-medication with benzodiazepines. It wasstudied this case to identify and to solve the Problems Related to Medicines (PRM) that the patient suffered.The method was applied during 8 months and the results obtained during the patient`s following wereevaluated since the pharmaceutical attention began until he accepted psychiatric aid. It was observed fivedifferent stages with the profiles obtained during the addict patient concurrence to the pharmacy. In 1st and2nd stage the patient continued with self-medication. In 3rd stage left the psycho-pharmacies during one week,but he suffered abstinence symptoms that induced him to self-medication again. In 4thstage the patientrecognized his addiction and finally in 5th stage he accepted psychiatric aid. The self-medication withbenzodiazepines constituted an attention call since it happened in a countryside, where this health problem isnot prevalent. The Sanitary Education to the patient allowed the rational drug use and to know the need of asuitable professional, in this case the medical psychiatrist.