ArticleFrontiers in medicine2026
A two-domain regulatory literacy instrument among Saudi pharmacy interns: a single-center pilot assessment under vision 2030.
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Background: Saudi Arabia accelerates the nationalization of the pharmacy workforce under Vision 2030, making regulatory proficiency paramount for ensuring patient safety and institutional compliance. While foundational jurisprudence is integrated into Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) curricula, a significant knowledge-to-action gap often persists regarding the procedural execution of statutory mandates. Objectives: This pilot study aimed to develop a bilingual, two-domain regulatory literacy instrument and to compare declarative (basic) vs. procedural (operational) regulatory literacy of final-year pharmacy interns. Methods: A cross-sectional pilot assessment was conducted among final-year PharmD interns ( Results: The cohort demonstrated high proficiency within the declarative sub-domain (80.0% overall success rate), with 95% correctly identifying pharmacy manager nationality mandates. Conversely, a critical deficiency emerged within the procedural sub-domain (23.5% overall success rate). Alarmingly, 50% ( Conclusion: These exploratory findings suggest a notable vulnerability within the evaluated cohort, where strong declarative knowledge masks deficits in procedural execution. To support practice-ready graduates and mitigate compliance risks under Saudi Vision 2030, a transition from theoretical jurisprudence to simulated operational training frameworks is recommended within undergraduate pharmacy curricula.
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