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Review ArticleJournal of Pharmacy Practice and Community MedicineVol. 4 | Issue 2 | 2018 | pp. 124–125Open access
Bipolar Disorder Management Physician Oder: New Initiatives at the Mental Hospital of Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia
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- 1 The Past General Manager of General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care and Past Head, National Clinical pharmacy, and Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy R and D Administration, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA.
- 2 Head, Pharmaceutical Care Services, Al-Amal Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, P.O.BOX 100, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA.
- 3 Head, Drug Information Services, Pharmaceutical Care Services, Al-Amal Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, P.O.BOX 100, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA.
- 4 Head, Medication Safety Officer, Pharmaceutical Care Services, Al-Amal Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, P.O.BOX 100, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA.
- 5 Head, Inpatient Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Care Services, Al-Amal Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, P.O.BOX 100, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA.
Published in Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine
Correspondence: Yousef Ahmed Alomi
The Past General Manager of General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care and Past Head, National Clinical pharmacy, and Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy R and D Administration, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA.
Email: yalomi@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2018 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Jun 20, 2018
- Received:
- Mar 7, 2018
- Accepted:
- May 11, 2018
How to cite
Alomi, Y. A., Alsolami, N., Alqahtani, N., Alsairi, A., & Aldossari, B. (2018). Bipolar Disorder Management Physician Oder: New Initiatives at the Mental Hospital of Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine, 4(2), 124–125. https://doi.org/10.5530/jppcm.2018.2.28
Abstract
The national psychiatric pharmacy program is new system founded in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The program of mental health care services at Ministry of health. The new program started with several initiatives projects including evidence named medicine guidelines. The new project of bipolar disorder management physician order was one the outcome of the program. The guidelines development through task force committee by Pharmacy department at the most prominent mental hospital, in Riyadh region in Saudi Arabia. The project prevents antipsychotic-related problems and avoids the unnecessary economic burden on the healthcare system. The new initiative’s project is new in Saudi Arabia, Gulf and Middle East counties.
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Article metadata
| Title | Bipolar Disorder Management Physician Oder: New Initiatives at the Mental Hospital of Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia |
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| Authors | Yousef Ahmed Alomi; Nora Alsolami; Nada Alqahtani; Abeer Alsairi; Ban Aldossari |
| Affiliations | The Past General Manager of General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care and Past Head, National Clinical pharmacy, and Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy R and D Administration, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA.; Head, Pharmaceutical Care Services, Al-Amal Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, P.O.BOX 100, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA.; Head, Drug Information Services, Pharmaceutical Care Services, Al-Amal Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, P.O.BOX 100, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA.; Head, Medication Safety Officer, Pharmaceutical Care Services, Al-Amal Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, P.O.BOX 100, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA.; Head, Inpatient Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Care Services, Al-Amal Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, P.O.BOX 100, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA. |
| Corresponding author | yalomi@gmail.com |
| Journal | Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 4, Issue 2 (2018) |
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