National Survey of Pharmacy Practice at MOH Hospitals in SAUDI Arabia 2016-2017: Pharmacy Computerized and Technology

National Survey of Drug Information Centers Practice in Saudi Arabia: Drug Monitoring and Patient Counseling at Ministry of Health Hospitals

“…The system is improving as compared with old studies while the results were lower than recent research due to the system not mention in-depth details looks like our study and drug information pharmacist not involved all time with patient education, the most areas practiced the system were an outpatient pharmacy and inpatient pharmacy during patient discharge. The findings of medication error prevention and documentation better than Alomi, et al [4] due to depth detail not mentioned in the study and most of the medication error system done medication safety officers at the hospital pharmacies. Other results could not compare them because they not investigated.…”

“…The findings showed that adverse drug reaction system almost as reported by Alsultan, et [3,[6][7][8]. While it lowered than Alomi et al study, There is improving the adverse drug reactions prevention and reporting system but in such indepth detail not mentioned in the Alomi, et al [4]. The patient education results are better than a study done by Alsultan, et al Rosenberg et al conducted in 2004 [6,7].…”

“…The study carried out by Alsultan and his colleagues in King of Saudi Arabia and it reported that the drug monitoring was between 8.6%-60.9% of hospitals, adverse drug reaction reporting system was 74.1% of the hospitals and patient counseling was 44% [3]. Recently by Alomi and his colleagues, they found drug monitoring adverse drug reaction prevention and reporting was 90.32% while medication errors prevention and documentation was 72.4% and patient education was 80.33% of hospital pharmacies respectively [4]. The adverse drug reaction or medication error reporting system or patient education in-depth detail system not mentioned.…”

The Value of Clinical Pharmacist Consultation Visits at Ministry of Health Hospitals in Saudi Arabia: Intravenous Admixture Services and Pharmacy Total Quality Management

“…For instance, intravenous admixture does not exceed more than 32 % with only 9% had complete services, computerized physician order enter 14 %, and the residency program exists in around 4% of the MOH hospitals. [7][8] In a view to implement pharmacy strategic plan and improve pharmacy services the clinical pharmacist at our administrative need to practice at least 1-2 day per a week for hospital and visit the pharmacy to shares the experience, training and make consulting for the hospital pharmacy. In 2016, the first author position from general director of Pharmaceutical cares to the regular clinical pharmacist for consultation.…”

National Survey of Hospital Medication Safety Practice during Mass Gathering (Hajj-2016) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia: Medication Preparation and Dispensing

“…[9][10][11][12] Local studies in Saudi Arabia showed a low percentage of using intravenous admixture services (23-46%), and unit dose system. [13][14][15][16] Another study by author and his colleagues found in the total parenteral nutrition services (TPNS) in twenty-four only of Ministry of Health Hospitals (MOH) with TPNS safety existed less than 50% of the hospital . [17][18][19] The best solution to assess all safety of medication preparation by using practical tools.…”