Indicators for evaluating medication storage locations in Primary Health Care: An integrative review

Objective: To carry out an integrative review of studies that identified indicators of struc-ture, process and results in medication storage locations in Primary Health Care in Bra-zil. Methods: This is an integrative review carried out based on research in the ME DLINE/PubMed, LILACS, SciELO, Theses and Dissertations Catalog CAPES and Google Scholar databases, of national studies and without temporal limitations. Results: Nine teen studies were included, in eighteen (95%) the structure indicator was addressed, in fourteen (74%) the results indicator and in twelve (63%) the process indicator. Structure indicators were addressed in relation to adequacy to good storage practices, human resources and the presence of other structural parameters. The study approach to pro-cess indicators was related to stock control and the medication inspection procedure upon receipt. The results indicators addressed the availability of medicines, presence of expired medicines and technical-sanitary documentation. Two studies (10%) addressed exclusively the Pharmaceutical Supply Center (CAF) and the others were conducted si-multaneously in pharmacies in Basic Health Units. Conclusion: The work describes the criteria related to structure, process and results indicators frequently used to evaluate CAFs and medication storage locations, with structural indicators being more recurrent. The data presented contribute to the creation of specific assessment instruments for CAF, given the lack of information on storage conditions in these locations.