THE EXPANDED PHARMACEUTICAL LOOK AT FAMILY HEALTH STRATEGY

The expanded pharmaceutical look at family health strategy The pharmacist make supthe family health team in Rio de Janeiro. His performance often comes down to bureaucratic services such as makingthe request for medicines, input drive and output monitoringthemand dispensation. However, the pharmacist can develop more integratedactions with other team members as well as directactions with patients. The aimistoreflect on the pharmacist participation in the multidisciplinary team contributes to performactions such as: smoking group, hypertension group, diabetes group, case discussion witht heteamand home visit. The organization of the pharmaceutical agenda is important for it to expand the possibilities of participation in various activities in the unit. Participation in team meetings made it possible to planand execute various activities to gethersuch as case discussions, educational groups, waitingroomand home visits; contributing to the bondformation between pharmaceutical, staff and members of the unit . We conclude that the pharmacist can develop a more integrated work with the family health team, and carrying out joint actions, contributing to a more comprehensive approach to the patient, not limited to bureaucraticissuesofwork in Pharmacy.