Yousef Alomi
Ministry of Health, KSA
Title: Looking to the future: Clinical pharmacy services in Saudi Arabia
Biography
Biography: Yousef Alomi
Abstract
Clinical pharmacy services had been started since 1980s with small department of clinical pharmacy at college of pharmacy, and three specialized, University, and Ministry of Health hospitals. Over more than 40 years, it expanded to more than 20 colleges of pharmacy where almost a total of 300 clinical pharmacists graduate per a year. More than 50 MOH, Universities, and specialized hospitals apply clinical pharmacy services with different in the size and depth of the services. More than 30 clinical pharmacy programs offer through hospitals and some organized by MOH general administration of pharmaceutical care for adults and pediatrics patients. Those programs are but not limited to critical care pharmacy program, pediatrics pharmacy program, pain management program, antimicrobial stewardship program, anticoagulation program, cardiology pharmacy program, etc. Pharmacy practice residency post graduate year one (PGY1), PGY2, and recently specialized residency PGY3 in the cardiology and infectious is currently applying now. In addition, hotline calling services of national drug information 24/7 days is providing to public and professional. Clinical pharmacy services is changing quickly over the last years in Saudi Arabia leading to improve patient outcomes, prevent drug related problems and reduce unnecessary cost.