Clinical pharmacy in Brazil: A bibliometric analysis

Clinical pharmacy is one of the areas in which pharmacists work that appeared decades ago; however, it is necessary to know the Brazilian reality of scientific production about it. In this context, the objective of this study was to characterize the development of scientific knowledge of clinical pharmacy in Brazil. To answer the general objective of this study, the following questions were used: (I) Which are the main authors who published in the period? (II) What are the temporal trends of the publications? (III) Which were the main journals that published?; (IV) What was the language of the articles?; (V) Which were the main thematic areas found in the publications? The methodology used was a scientometric analysis in two databases. The data obtained were tabulated and transformed into graphs and tables using the Microsoft Excel 2019 program. The results showed that the authors who published the most are linked to the incentive programs of Capes, as well as, the tendency of increase of publications is from 2013 with the approval of the RDC's 585 and 586 of CFF and the law 13021/2014. The journal Einstein São Paulo obtained the highest number of publications, while English was the language of prevalence in the articles, finally, the thematic area of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy was the most studied by them. It is concluded that clinical pharmacy has been growing over the years in Brazil, and this study can support actions that encourage the advancement of studies on the subject in question in the country.