A Service of
Health Education was implemented, in a Mexican Pediatric Hospital
(Hospital del Niño DIF-Hidalgo), as dependent service of
the Hospital Pharmacy Services, being the main objective of the
service to provide independent, up-to-date and evaluated information
in a simple, clear, concise and precise format, on the Correct Use
of the Medications to the parents or tutors of the patient, family
and to the community in general. Comparing the patient parents ‘or
tutors’ awareness, before and after an educational session pharmacist
provided carried out the evaluation of the Service. The evaluation
was made, through two interviews to 270 parents or tutors. The interview
measured the patient knowledge about: 1) illness, 2) the medication
definition and adverse effects, 3) pharmacological and not pharmacological
treatment. The study demonstrated that the parents or tutors significantly
increased the knowledge on the illness and the patients' therapy,
after receiving health education (p <0.001).
