Conceptual aspects, impact, and state of the art of dependent prescription in Brazil: narrative review.

Background: Nonmedical prescription is recognized in several countries as an excellent strategy in facing emerging demands that put a strain on the health system. It is a practice carried out by professionals who are not doctors and who, after obtaining specific qualifications and legal authorization, can prescribe medication and curatives. In Brazil, although there is already a legal subsidy for prescription in some professions, it is still an underdeveloped activity with few studies.

[Vitamin A Supplementation Program in Brazil: evaluability assessmentPrograma Nacional de Suplementación de Vitamina A en Brasil: un estudio de evaluación].

Objective: To describe the steps of the Brazilian Vitamin A Supplementation Program (PNSVA) evaluability assessment.

Method: The present qualitative study employed the seven-element system proposed by Thurston and Ramaliu. The study involved document analysis, conceptual review of PNSVA, and meetings with technical experts to assemble a time line and the Program's theoretical and logical frameworks.

Validation of an instrument for evaluating health care services to ostomized people.

Objectives: to develop and validate an array of analysis and judgment for the evaluation of Health Care Services of people with stomas.

Methods: cross-sectional study in 28 health facilities in the state of Minas Gerais. A descriptive analysis of the instrument and a study of its psychometric properties were performed.