Past, Present and Future of Drug Information Centers as Catalysts for the Utilization of Drug Therapy Information

Sigell, Leonard T.; Nelson, Don E.; Yokel, Robert A.; Lorenzi, Nancy M.

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“…The drug information services started in the 19960s in the United States of America (USA) and United Kingdom (UK) Followed by several countries [1][2][3][4]. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the drug information services established at hospitals in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia; with emphasis on Ministry of Health hospitals [5].…”

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“…The analysis of drug information inquiries and cost avoidance published before more than thirty years while before a couple of years in and recently cost efficiency in Saudi Arabia [7.8]. The investigation of a group of drug information centers in one county and network or several countries have done for more than twenty years in the USA and for more than ten years in Europe and Singapore [1,2,4,[9][10]. Majority of the studies in the world surveyed drug information centers consisted of the type of activities for drug information centers, the number, and classification of drug information inquiries.…”

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National Survey of Drug Information Centers practice: Leadership and Practice management at Ministry of Health Hospital in Saudi Arabia

Alomi¹,

Alghamdi²,

Alattyh³

2018

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Objective: To explore the National Survey of Drug Information Centers practice in Saudi Arabia: Leadership and Practice management at Ministry of Health hospital. Method: It is a cross-sectional four months national survey of Drug Information Services at Ministry of Health hospital. It contained ten domains with 181 questions designed by the authors. It was derived from Internal Pharmaceutical Federation, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists best practice guidelines. This survey was distributed to forty hospital pharmacies that run drug information services. In this study, domain of Drug Monitoring and Patient Counselling System explored and analyzed. It consisted of eight questions about the written policy and procedure and application methods for Leadership and Practice management in the drug information centers. All analysis was done through survey monkey system. Results: The survey distributed to 45 of hospitals, the response rate, was 40 (88.88%) hospitals. The highest score of the DIC had policy and procedures with a clear mission, vision, and values were Evidence of valid Saudi Council of Health Specialties license to practice in Saudi Arabia did not exist in 3 (7.5%) hospitals while 30 (75%) of hospitals 100% applied the elements. The highest score of the Drug information centers had a space, adequate furniture, hours of operation were determined and announced as well as there was a qualified and licensed staffing. All Drug Information Centers staff had valid licenses from Saudi Commission for Health Specialties to practice in Saudi Arabia, did not exist in 6 (15%) hospitals while 30 (75%) of hospitals 100% applied the elements. The highest score of the Drug Information Centers Supervisor, reports workload statistics to the appropriate and leadership number of Full Time Employee staff and actual workload published was the answering question depends on the priority of the question did not exist in 6 (15%) hospitals while only 22 (55%) of hospitals 100% applied the elements. The highest score of the Drug Information Centers showed evidence of Quality Improvement, and the process for Drug Information Centers Networking. The reporting any questionable drug quality to Pharmacy director, did not exist in 4 (10 %) hospitals while only 25 (62.5%) of hospitals 100% applied the elements. Conclusion: There were an acceptable implementation leadership and practice management in drug information centers practice. The drug information centers workload analysis and quality management should improve. Drug information centers network indication required an implementation to improve the services at Ministry of Health hospital in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%