Rodríguez GO, García MAJ, Alonso CL, León CP

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: There is an urgent need to implement strategies that contribute to the adequate and efficient usage of available pharmacotherapeutical alternatives.
Objective: To highlight the role of professionalized dispensation as a basic tool to achieve the proper usage of medicines.
Methods: A study was carried out, by which the qualitative method was applied, through a literature and document review on the subject in digital data sources. We reviewed articles published on the subject through the search sites. DeCs-MeSH descriptors were used: dispensing, rational use, medication.
Conclusions: The rational use of medications implies the active participation of the pharmacist, who must provide optimal pharmaceutical care. Currently, the society faces the challenge of training trained pharmaceutical professionals to develop pharmaceutical practices focused on the patient and a correct dispensation of medicines.