scholarly journals History and Strategies of Drug Information Services at Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Yousef Ahmed Alomi ◽  
Saeed Jamaan Alghamdi ◽  
Radi Abdullah Alattyh
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Drug Information Services ◽  
Ministry Of Health

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

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 497-503
Author(s):  
Yousef Ahmed Alomi ◽  
Saeed Jamaan Alghamdi ◽  
Radi Abdullah Alattyh
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Practice Management ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Drug Information Services ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Patient Counselling ◽  
Health Hospital

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.

National Survey of Drug Information Centers practice: Pharmacoeconomic System at Ministry of Health Hospitals in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-507
Author(s):  
Yousef Ahmed Alomi ◽  
Saeed Jamaan Alghamdi ◽  
Radi Abdullah Alattyh
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Drug Evaluation ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Drug Information Services ◽  
Potential Cost ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Policy And Procedure

Objective: To explore the National Survey of Drug Information Centers practice in Saudi Arabia: PharmacoEconomic System at Ministry of Health Hospitals. Methods: It is a cross-sectional four months national survey of Drug Information Services at MOH. It contained ten domains with 181 questions designed by the authors. It was derived from Internal Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), 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, the domain of Pharmacoeconomics System was explored and analyzed. It consisted of eight questions about the written policy and procedure and application methods for the PharmacoEconomic system in the drug information centers. All analysis was done through survey monkey system. Results: The survey was distributed to forty-five of hospitals, the response rate, was 40 (88.88%) hospitals. Of those; The Written policy and procedure of PharmacoEconomic did not exist in 26 (65%) hospitals. The definition types of PharmacoEconomic do not exist in 23 (57.5%) hospitals. Evaluation Processes of PharmacoEconomic Studies did not exist in 22 (55%) hospitals. The intensive analysis performed for all significant potential cost of the medications did not exist in 22(55%) hospitals. The evidence for using reported PharmacoEconomic data to improve medication use process and reduce cost rate, not found in 22 (55%) hospitals. Moreover, the Evidence of involvement of Drug Evaluation Processes not existed in 20 (50%) hospitals. Conclusion: the pharmacoeconomics system was week implementations of drug information centers practice. Revision of pharmacy strategic plan with pharmacoeconomics applications is required to improve the system at MOH hospital in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Cost Analysis of Drug Information Services at the Mental Hospital in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-86
Author(s):  
Yousef Ahmed Alomi ◽  
Nora Alsulami ◽  
Nada Al Qahtani ◽  
Mohamed Mashouf Al Qahtani ◽  
Fahad Abdallah Almansor
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cost Analysis ◽  
Mental Hospital ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Drug Information Services

scholarly journals Cost Avoidance of Drug Information Services at the Mental Hospital in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-106
Author(s):  
Yousef Ahmed Alomi ◽  
Nora Alsulami ◽  
Nada Al Qahtani ◽  
Mohamed Mashouf Al Qahtani ◽  
Fahad Abdallah Almansor
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Mental Hospital ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Drug Information Services ◽  
Cost Avoidance

scholarly journals SHPA Standards of Practice for Drug Information Services

1999 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Judith M Bingham ◽  
Helen Matthews ◽  
Alan Saunders ◽  
Graeme Vernon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Information ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Drug Information Services ◽  
Standards Of Practice

Expansion of drug information services in response to an increased clerkship teaching load

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (23) ◽  
pp. 2514-2516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Friedman Wilson ◽  
Kevin G. Moores ◽  
Cathy L. Bartels ◽  
Linda K. Ohri ◽  
Patrick M. Malone
Keyword(s):  
Drug Information ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Drug Information Services ◽  
Teaching Load
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