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Review ArticleJournal of Pharmacy Practice and Community MedicineVol. 4 | Issue 2 | 2018 | pp. 126–127Open access
Depression Management Physician Order: New initiatives at the Mental Hospital of Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia
- 1*,
- 2,
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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 Clinical Pharmacy staff, Al-Amel Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, P.O.BOX 100, Riyadh 11392, 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 16, 2018
- Accepted:
- May 27, 2018
How to cite
Alomi, Y. A., Alsolami, N., Alqahtani, N., & Rahbini, A. (2018). Depression Management Physician Order: New initiatives at the Mental Hospital of Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine, 4(2), 126–127. https://doi.org/10.5530/jppcm.2018.2.29
Abstract
The general administration of pharmaceutical care stated evidence-based pharmacy guidelines at Ministry of Health hospitals and primary healthcare centers in 2015. That has included several programs related to anticoagulation, pain management, and antibiotics. The new initiative’s project from the most significant mental hospital in Riyadh region of starting psychiatric disease drug therapy management physician order. The hospital started with a standard disease like depression. The tax force team designed the updated guidelines and approved by an official body in the hospital. The form friendly used and very important in preventing drugrelated problems and education system for healthcare staff.
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| Title | Depression Management Physician Order: 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; Abdulrahman Rahbini |
| 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.; Clinical Pharmacy staff, Al-Amel Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, P.O.BOX 100, Riyadh 11392, 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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