Introduction. Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is one of the most devastating complications of diabetes mellitus; however, in contrast to other countries, there are no scientific studies in Portugal evaluating the impact of demographic and clinical characteristics of this pathological entity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of gender, metabolic control, age of diabetic patients, as well as time of disease progression, the appearance of complaints related to neuropathic pain.Material and methods. A multicentre study with a non-probabilistic, convenience sample of 359 patients was performed employing the quantitative method, using the Statistical Package for Social Science 24 software. The p-value of p < 0.05 was defined to consider a result statistically significant. The Spearman correlation coefficient (r) was determined to determine the relationship between categorical variables.Results. There was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of DN between genders (p = 0.633 and r = 0.025). There was a statistically significant relationship between the value of HbA1c and DN, with p = 0.010 and r = 0.136. There is a relationship between age and complaints of neuropathic pain, with p = 0.034 and r = 0.112. The variable, time of disease progression, is also correlated with the appearance of complaints of neuropathic pain with p = 0.020 and r = 0.112.Conclusion. The prevalence of neuropathic pain in subjects with diabetes is not negligible and is associated with modifiable risk factors that can be identified, possibly modified and prevented. The correct approach for these patients, which involves screening and early treatment, is decisive improving functionality and quality of life.
Para garantir a eficácia, a segurança e a credibilidade aos medicamentos dispensados à população, as farmácias magistrais devem aplicar as Boas Práticas de Manipulação, de acordo com a Anvisa. Ainda que limitada a aplicação integral das análises farmacopeicas nas farmácias de manipulação, a resolução estabelece os ensaios mínimos exigidos aocontrole da qualidade das preparações magistrais e oficinais. Demais testes são aplicáveis nos casos de manipulação de estoque mínimo ou análises trimestrais como forma de monitoramento do processo magistral. Neste estudo, a uniformidade de peso e de conteúdo foram avaliadas em cápsulas de ranitidina de seis diferentes farmácias magistrais em Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. As preparações foram Analisadas de acordo com os procedimentos de determinação de peso e de uniformidade de doses unitárias preconizados na Farmacopeia Brasileira e no Formulário Nacional. Apenas uma farmácia apresentou cápsulas com resultado insatisfatório no teste de determinação de peso. Em relação à uniformidade de doses, os produtos de todas as farmácias foram reprovados nos critérios do teste. Os resultados mostram que as cápsulas com uniformidade de peso não apresentam, necessariamente, uma distribuição homogênea do princípio ativo. O controle rigoroso do processo de manipulação é essencial para a garantia de produtos de qualidade, eficazes e seguros.
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