Intervenção em drogarias de Maceió/AL para orientação na elaboração de procedimento padrão do fluxo de atendimento à pacientes para a realização de testes rápidos para covid-19

Abstract

With the Covid-19 pandemic, it became even more important to verify compliance with sanitary regulations in drugstores, especially the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to the flow of patient care to perform rapid tests for Covid-19, since this control helps to minimize the risks of contamination by the virus for employees and the population. Considering that the demand for these services increased during this period, mainly due to the possibility of performing rapid tests to detect the disease more quickly than looking for other health services. The intervention was carried out in drugstores of large chains in the city of Maceió/AL that carry out rapid tests for Covid-19, since most of these establishments did not have a POP adequate to their reality in relation to the flow of patients who sought to undergo tests for detection of the virus, thus justifying the importance of this work. The main objective was to guide drugstores in Maceió/AL and train professionals in the development and execution of POP in rapid testing services for Covid-19. Inspections were carried out to verify compliance with sanitary standards related to the topic, following the technical notes issued by Anvisa, at this time the professionals were trained and guided, with a period of 30 days being granted for compliance with the standards and new inspections being carried out to verify the compliance with requirements. This intervention enabled establishments (drugstores) to adapt the implantation and/or implementation of POPs in accordance with current legislation and the requests and recommendations of the competent health agencies, helping to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus in the municipality.