{"title":"Policy and Procedures for Infection Control in Pharmacy Services; New initiative Project in Saudi Arabia","authors":"Y. Alomi, Anhar Alyousef","doi":"10.5530/ptb.2022.8.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ptb.2022.8.6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":416050,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biomedical Reports","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122830525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Alomi, Anhar Alyousef, Mohammed Moinul Islam, Maha Hussein Almadany, Fatimah Abdaziz Almana, Nora Alsolami
{"title":"Pharmacy Infection Control: Environmental and Workplace Policy","authors":"Y. Alomi, Anhar Alyousef, Mohammed Moinul Islam, Maha Hussein Almadany, Fatimah Abdaziz Almana, Nora Alsolami","doi":"10.5530/ptb.2022.8.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ptb.2022.8.8","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: In this study, we aimed to illustrate pharmacy infection control environmental and workplace policy as a new initiative in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This is a narrative review. It relates to pharmacy infection Prevention and control. The following databases were searched for literature review-medline, PubMed, and Google Scholar. Topics were explored in line with the objectives of the study. The period of the search was from 1960 to October 2021. The search language was English. The literature search included narrative review, systemic review, meta-analysis, and related guidelines. The search also included policies related to hospitals as well as community pharmacy services. A research team was formed. It included clinical pharmacists, expert pharmacists, and infection control specialists. The policy was drafted by the some authors. The other pharmacists were vested with the responsibility of reviewing the draft. The infection control specialist reviewed issues related to the field of its specialty. The review highlighted pharmacy environmental Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and workplace policies and procedures. Results: The environmental and workplace policies of pharmacy infection control consisted of various items. For example, policies regarding the handling of carpet and furniture, clothes, water and solutions, air handling systems, sinks and toilet, and the kitchen. In addition to the maintenance of sterile and nonsterile compounding areas, the point of dispensing at ambulatory care services, drug distribution at inpatient pharmacy, and the types of disinfectants to be used, including their indications and safety. Conclusion: Environmental and workplace policies and procedures are new initiatives for Pharmacy Infection Prevention and Control (PIPC) in Saudi Arabia. Such initiatives would keep the preparation of medication and dispensing area clean and sterile by preventing the growth of any bacteria or any other microorganisms. The quality of safe drug dispensing and patient safety are being ensured too. Therefore, environmental and workplace policies are highly recommended for implementation in Saudi Arabia .","PeriodicalId":416050,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biomedical Reports","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117134013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Alomi, Anhar Alyousef, Mohammed Moinul Islam, Maha Hussein Almadany, Fatimah Abdaziz Almana
{"title":"Pharmacy Infection Control: Quality Perspective","authors":"Y. Alomi, Anhar Alyousef, Mohammed Moinul Islam, Maha Hussein Almadany, Fatimah Abdaziz Almana","doi":"10.5530/ptb.2022.8.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ptb.2022.8.11","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: This study aimed to declare the total quality management of infection control policy in pharmacy practice as a new initiative in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This is a narrative review of pharmacy infection control. The literature search was performed using various databases, including PubMed, Medline, and Google Scholar, about specific pharmacy practice infection control policies and procedures. The search period was from the 1960s until October 2021. The terms were in English and included narrative review, systemic review, meta-analysis, and guidelines across all hospitals and community pharmacy services. The national and international guidelines in hospital practice guide pharmacy infection control activities. The committee of pharmacy research formulated and consisted of various experts, including clinical pharmacists, drug information pharmacists, and infection control specialists. Some authors drafted the policy guidelines, and the others author reviewed and corrected them. An infection control specialist revised the final document. The study emphasizes the quality management of pharmacy infection control policies and procedures. Results: The quality management of the pharmacy infection control policy consisted of various items, including quality management steps in pharmacy infection control. The quality management of pharmacy infection control policy contained five models, namely, patient care, research skills, communication, professionalism, and continuous professional development. Each model has various activities, key performance indicators, and optimal targets per indicator. Conclusion: The quality management of pharmacy infection control policy is a new initiative aimed at improving the quality of care provided. The quality management of infection control policy is aimed to improve the efficiency of infection control in pharmaceutical care services at various locations in the public and healthcare organizations. Therefore, the quality management of infection control policy is highly recommended for pharmacy career professionals worldwide.","PeriodicalId":416050,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biomedical Reports","volume":"343 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134200277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Alomi, Sultan Mohammed Al-Jarallah, J. Alsaab, R. Alshehri, Khawla Ibrahim Al-shahrani
{"title":"Perception of Pharmacists about Scientific Publications in Saudi Arabia","authors":"Y. Alomi, Sultan Mohammed Al-Jarallah, J. Alsaab, R. Alshehri, Khawla Ibrahim Al-shahrani","doi":"10.5530/ptb.2022.8.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ptb.2022.8.1","url":null,"abstract":"Yousef Ahmed Alomi* , BSc. Pharm, MSc. Clin Pharm, BCPS, BCNSP, DiBA, CDE, Critical Care Clinical Pharmacists, TPN Clinical Pharmacist, Freelancer Business Planner, Content Editor and Data Analyst, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Sultan Mohammed Al-Jarallah Bsc. Pahrm, Msc Clin Pharm, Head, Ambulatory Care Pharmacy, Oncology and Hematology Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Care Department, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA. Juman saad Mohammad Alsaab Erada psychiatric Hospital-Alkharj, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA. Razan Alshehri College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Tail, SAUDI ARABIA. Khawla Ibrahim Al-shahrani College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Tail, SAUDI ARABIA.","PeriodicalId":416050,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biomedical Reports","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121570835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Alsheikh, A. Alamri, R. A. Alasmari, B. Alosaimi, Y. Alomi
{"title":"Cost Analysis of Combined Emergency and Outpatient Pharmacy Services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia","authors":"M. Alsheikh, A. Alamri, R. A. Alasmari, B. Alosaimi, Y. Alomi","doi":"10.5530/ptb.2022.8.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ptb.2022.8.3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":416050,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biomedical Reports","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124693966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Alsheikh, Bandar Awwadh Alosaimi, R. A. Alasmari, A. Alamri, Y. Alomi
{"title":"Cost Analysis of Separate Location of Emergency and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia","authors":"M. Alsheikh, Bandar Awwadh Alosaimi, R. A. Alasmari, A. Alamri, Y. Alomi","doi":"10.5530/ptb.2022.8.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ptb.2022.8.5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":416050,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biomedical Reports","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131647551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Alomi, Sultan Mohammed Al-Jarallah, J. Alsaab, R. Alshehri, Khawla Ibrahim Al-shahrani
{"title":"The Practice of Scientific Publications by Pharmacists in Saudi Arabia","authors":"Y. Alomi, Sultan Mohammed Al-Jarallah, J. Alsaab, R. Alshehri, Khawla Ibrahim Al-shahrani","doi":"10.5530/ptb.2022.8.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ptb.2022.8.4","url":null,"abstract":"Yousef Ahmed Alomi* , BSc. Pharm, MSc. Clin Pharm, BCPS, BCNSP, DiBA, CDE, Critical Care Clinical Pharmacists, TPN Clinical Pharmacist, Freelancer Business Planner, Content Editor and Data Analyst, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Sultan Mohammed Al-Jarallah Bsc. Pahrm, Msc Clin Pharm, Head, Ambulatory Care Pharmacy, Oncology and Hematology Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Care Department, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA. Juman Saad Mohammad Alsaab Erada psychiatric Hospital-Alkharj, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA. Razan Alshehri College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Tail, SAUDI ARABIA. Khawla Ibrahim Al-shahrani College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Tail, SAUDI ARABIA.","PeriodicalId":416050,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biomedical Reports","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134344900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Alsheikh, R. A. Alasmari, A. Alamri, B. Alosaimi, Y. Alomi
{"title":"Cost Analysis of Individual Outpatient and Emergency Pharmacy Services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia","authors":"M. Alsheikh, R. A. Alasmari, A. Alamri, B. Alosaimi, Y. Alomi","doi":"10.5530/ptb.2022.8.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ptb.2022.8.2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":416050,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biomedical Reports","volume":"084 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129017321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}