Monday, 16 July 2018

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

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Friday, 11 May 2018

Development of clinical pharmacy services at King Khalid University Hospital and its impact on the quality of healthcare provided


Clinical pharmacy is a unique service provided by the leading pharmacy departments in the United States. The concept of clinical pharmacy evolved after the significant increase in number of pharmaceuticals in the market and the increasing potential of drug interactions. However, the clinical pharmacists are not merely the individuals who advise on the drug interactions. There are number of functions which include but not limited to; design of appropriate drug therapy, pharmacokinetics assessment and evaluation to optimize drug therapy, drug information dissemination to the physicians and other healthcare providers and participate as toxicology consultant in poison management. At King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH), the first clinical pharmacy services program began in 1983. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of our clinical pharmacy program on the patients’ care as well as its perception by the medical staff that came from different parts of the World. Our clinical pharmacists were asked to record any suggestions or interventions in the form. The forms were all collected at the end of each day and entered into a database for analysis. Each intervention was analyzed in order to assess the merit of the action in terms of the therapeutic, financial and direct cost impact. The study showed a positive impact on the patients’ care as well as on the economy of drugs prescribing. Meanwhile, the service was very much appreciated by the medical staff as well as other healthcare providers.

Hotline calling services of national drug information center in Saudi Arabia


National Drug Information Center has started providing services since January 2013; and started answering public and professional inquires through Ministry of Health Hotline Calling Services (937) since December 2013. Ten on call clinical pharmacist and expert trained pharmacist over 24/7 received calls asking about drug information, through manual documentation system of drug information inquiries. It consisted of type and qualification of caller, type of inquiries, and medications and cost avoidance of expected results of drug related problems sequel of drug information inquires if drug information services did not exist and were not answered using USA model. After 12-months of providing services, the total number of answered calls were 976 calls with 264 (27%) answered calls documented; with 300 answered drug inquires. 60% of inquiries were from the public and 40% were from professionals. The most type of inquiries were about medication identification and dose standardization, followed by drugs in pregnancy, the most medications were asked in both public and professional were antimicrobial. The average costs avoidance per each answered call received was (415.78 USD), and total estimated cost avoidance was (405.801 USD) per year. Hotline calling services of National Drug Information Center is costefficient in Saudi Arabia, it was associated with preventing drug related problems and cost savings per each receiving call. Expanding drug information services with electronic documentation excepted healthcare improvement and better care, better patient outcomes, and reduced costs.