OF Ntpi/rg/10.1590/1981-7746-0100008 ‘© ENSINO DE FARMACIA NO SUL DO BRASIL: PREPARANDO FARMACEUTICOS PARA 0. SISTEMA UNICO DE SAUDE? PHARMACY EDUCATION IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL: PREPARING PHARMACISTS FOR THE UNIFIED HEALTH SYSTEM? LA ENSENANZA DE FARMACIA EN EL SUR DE BRASIL: PREPARANDO FARMACEUTICOS PARA EL SISTEMA UNICO DE SALUD? Bruna Ruzza Montegut! liana Flisabeth Diehl” Resume 0 processo de formagio cm suide enfent 0 destfio da transformasio e exh paso stendimenta das neceridades do Sistema Unica de Sadde, Ete artigo anal jendo direcionada a apropragio das die {tice curieulares macionale por cursos de graduagio 2a Farinici com foco na forma directonad das Sisneiafarmactutiea, alm da prticipapio docente fe docente uns prticas le aprotimayio eute sian ¢ reslidade de atuagio no Sistem Unica de Sade. Fo ‘sm reslzadaeanslie documenta dst matizes cat ricelares ¢ projets politca-pedagégic dos curtor de Farmicia de instiuisdes de ensino superior publi cas privadas do Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina Parans, bem como entrevista semiestraturada com tudantese professores de cursos de Santa Catarina. A ‘adocio das diretizes curricular nacionas ocoreu ‘em momentos diferentes a par de 2002, « as bases tedrieas,evidenciadas pla oferta de disiplinus, tam: béms se mostraram bastante desiguals entre of cursos tals commu pa a pein {0 entre ensino e servigo; nos cursos com o Progra sa de Iidueaeio pelo Trabalho em Sade, observouse tnelhor compreensio de Sistema Unico de Suide por parte dos etudantes. O estudo indica a necessidade dee reponse crticattate ns Dittrnes Cusrinlares [Nacionsi ¢ de que forma vm sendo implementadae pelos cursos de Famicin Palavras-chave direrizes curicslares nacionate ‘eine farmacéutica; atisténcia farmactutia: Sie tema Unico de Snide Abstract The process of ta challenge of transformation iin health faces a is being guided eet the needs of the National Health System. This a= tile analyzes how undergraduate courses in pharmacy hve addressed the national curriculum guidelines swith a focus on traning directed to pharmaceutical assistance, as well ason faculty and student patii- pation i practices aiming to bring together teaching Ann the reality of working inthe Nations Health Sys- tem. A documentary analysis was made of the curi- cula and politial-pedagogical projects of Pharmacy courses at public and pe fn Rio Grande do 5 higher educaton inate tutlon Santa Catarina, and Para, Bra Semi-structured interviews with st ents and professors of courts in Sata Catarina were also conducted. The National Curriculum Guide nes have been adopted at diferent times since 2002, and the theoretical bases as evidenced by the offer of subjects, azo shoved quite substantil differences ‘courses, Internships were the mor com- mon strategy to draw teaching and service closer to- ether; im courses with the Program of Eawcation {hough Work in Health, was uote there was abet- ter understanding ofthe NHS among students. The study points tothe need to critically rethink the Na- onal Curriculum Guidelines and how they have een implemented by the Phartacy courses, Keywords National curriculum guidelines; pharma ceuieal education: pharmaceutical care; Unied Health System