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The process of academic direction of the Medicine Faculty No. 1 from Santiago de Cuba, had its foundations in the context of Oriente University in 1962. Since its foundation it has been conceived to resize the academy, according to the population health problems. The above-mentioned facilitated to verify, by means of the revision of different publications related to the history of medicine, the lack of studies that analyze the academic direction in the faculty structure, as integral and integrated process, reason why the present study was carried out aimed at characterizing the tendencies that distinguish the development of the academic direction in the enunciated educational context. In this respect, the foundations that sustain the necessity of its improvement are determined. It was concluded that a pertinent scientific-methodological administration that impacts the Santiago environment is required to satisfy the essential health, climatic and social problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: Digoxin is one of the most used drugs in cardiovascular diseases, frequent in the geriatric patient, characterized by its narrow therapeutic margin. Objectives: To characterize the prescription of digoxin and identify problems related to its prescription in geriatric patients. Method: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out on the use of drugs, indication-prescription type, in 23 patients with digoxin indication, treated at the Policlínico José Martí in Santiago de Cuba, from April to June 2017. Results: In the case study, women (78.26%), ages between 70-74 years (26.08%), and patients with one or two associated diseases were more likely to use it. Diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases by Comprehensive General Medicine was preva lent, associated with a greater frequency of diuretics and antiplatelet drugs intervention group. The group with the lowest probability of survival was that of late treatment. Conclusions: The prescription of digoxin may be considered as rational, although there is a possibility of drug interactions that could lead to toxic effects or therapeutic failure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A cases and controls retrospective study of analytic observation was carried out in 42 patients with arthrosis of the knee who belonged to "José Martí Pérez" Teaching Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba, from September, 2014 to June, 2015, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the homeopathic product AliviHo®-rheumatism as coadjuvant treatment with the conventional therapeutic schedule based on non esteroids and analgesic antiinflammatory drugs. In the statistical processing of the information, the percentage as a summary measure, the exact test of Fisher to determine whether this difference is significant or not, and the odds ratio, with 95% of confidence, were used. The favorable clinical course in most of the patients revealed the usefulness of this adjuvant therapy in the decrease of psychosomatic manifestations and in the extension of the referral periods of the disease; so that the effectiveness of the AliviHo®-rheumatism was demonstrated to treat patients with arthrosis of the knee and to improve in this way their life quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A descriptive, longitudinal and prospective study of 52 elderly with cascade effect resulting from polymedication was carried out, who were part of a total of 305 elderly with non communicable chronic diseases, belonging to "José Martí Pérez" University Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba. In the investigation, developed during 2014-2015 biennium, the mentioned effect was verified starting from the adverse reactions referred by the patients and the predominant symptoms that justified the drug prescription. The cascade effect prevailed in the elderly with more than 3 diagnosed disorders, although it was also presented in those that suffered from just 1 or 2. In all the identified cases there was more than one prescriptor for the follow up of the affected patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A descriptive and cross-sectional study of pharmacoepidemiological type of 426 patients assisted in the Gastroenterology Department from "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" Teaching General Hospital and in "Ramón López Peña" Teaching Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from May, 2011 to same month of 2012, who consumed drugs prescribed by doctors (or they self-medicated), with the aim of evaluating these prescriptions. In the series, the most prescribed pharmacological group was that of antacids, with a higher consumption of Alusil® and Silogel®, and among the inadequate prescriptions the medicamentous associations for cimetidina and metoclopramida, as well as the incorrect individualization when prescribing Alusil® prevailed; likewise, polymedication was the most related factor with inadequate prescription [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]