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ReviewSaudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society2022

Infectious diseases pharmacy practice, education, and research in Saudi Arabia: A review and future perspectives by the Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Specialty Network at the Saudi Society of Clinical Pharmacy.

Yazed Saleh Alsowaida, Abrar K Thabit, Thamer A Almangour, Khalid Bin Saleh, Ahmad Mahrous, Masaad Saeed Almutairi, Bashayer Alshehail, Doaa Aljefri, Yahya Mohzari, Wafa Alfahad and 2 more

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Review in Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Yazed Saleh AlsowaidaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Hail University, P.O. Box 6166, Hail 81442, Saudi Arabia.
Abrar K ThabitPharmacy Practice Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Thamer A AlmangourDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid Bin SalehCollege of Pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, P.O. Box 3660, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad MahrousDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Masaad Saeed AlmutairiDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Qassim 51452, Saudi Arabia.
Bashayer AlshehailPharmacy Practice Department, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Doaa AljefriDepartment of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Yahya MohzariPharmaceutical Care Division, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Wafa AlfahadDepartment of Pharmacy Services, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulah AlmohaizeiePharmaceutical care division, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center and, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid EljaalyPharmacy Practice Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Infectious diseases (ID) pharmacy is one of the rapidly evolving clinical pharmacy specialties in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). There are gaps in the literature on ID pharmacy status in KSA. This review aimed to provide an update on the current status of several areas related to ID pharmacy in KSA, including practice, education, and research, and make pertinent recommendations for future development to achieve the KSA Vision, 2030, KSA Vision, 2030. Methods: This review was developed by a group of ID pharmacists working in different sectors under the umbrella of the ID Pharmacy Specialty Network (PSN) of the Saudi Society of Clinical Pharmacy (SSCP). The authors evaluated domains related to ID pharmacy in KSA and searched the literature for relevant articles. Based on the experts' assessment of the current gaps and challenges, recommendations were made for future improvement. Results: Several aspects of ID pharmacy in KSA were evaluated, including history and development, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP), roles of ID pharmacists, ID pharmacy education, and research. The biggest challenges include AMR, the varying levels of ASP implementation, and the low number of ID-trained pharmacists, especially in non-major cities. Several recommendations for improvement were discussed. Conclusion: Infectious diseases pharmacy has sustained remarkable progress in KSA in several areas. However, more efforts are needed to increase ASP implementation, increase the number of ID-trained pharmacists, and encourage ID pharmacists in publishing and participating in practice guidelines, which will eventually help achieve the KSA Vision, 2030, KSA Vision, 2030.

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Antibiotic stewardshipAntimicrobial stewardshipClinical pharmacyInfectious diseasePharmacistSaudi

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PMID36601505
PMCPMC9805964

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