Interdisciplinary approach in the development of the state pharmaceutical care policy of Ceará: An experience report

Pharmaceutical care policy of Ceará

Abstract

Objective: To describe the interdisciplinary experience in the collective development of the Política Estadual de Assistência Farmacêutica (PEAF) of Ceará. Data synthesis: This is a descriptive experience report based on workshops conducted by the Coordenadoria de Políticas de Assistência Farmacêutica (COPAF) at Secretaria da Saúde do Estado do Ceará. Strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities were identified in the following areas: universal access, human resources, management of pharmaceutical care, financing, and pharmaceutical care. These workshops were conducted in three phases, beginning in January and ending in December 2021. In the first phase, a workshop was held to develop the PEAF of Ceará, with the participation of health care workers, health council members, health care residents, and health managers. The aim was to discuss strategic processes, support processes and key processes of pharmaceutical care. In the second phase, the technical team of the COPAF analyzed the information collected during the workshops, focusing on strategies and actions related to the priority issues identified in each area. In the third phase, the official decree of the PEAF was drafted, approved by the Comissão Intergestora Bipartite, and published in Diário Oficial do Estado in December 2021. Conclusion: Workshops facilitated the engagement of different health
managers in reflection and discussion to support decision-making and the development of new policies related to pharmaceutical care. This experience contributed to the exchange of knowledge and practices between health care workers, resulting in the drafting of the decree and the subsequent publication of the PEAF of Ceará.