Pharmacy practice in hospital settings in GCC countries: Prescribing and transcribing.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To outline hospital pharmacy practices across the Gulf Cooperation Councils (GCC) countries' hospitals.

Methods

A modified survey questionnaire was prepared from the original 2019 American Society of Health-System Pharmacist (ASHP) survey questions. Survey details were discussed with some pharmacy directors for clarity and relevance. A list of hospitals were obtained from the Ministry of Health of each of the targeted GCC countries. A secure invitation link containing a survey questionnaire was sent to the participants directly.

Results

Sixty four hospitals responded to this survey. The overall response rate was 52%. About 47% of the surveyed hospitals considered their drug formularies as closed, and strict. Additionally, only 44% of hospitals compare the effe

SUBMITTER: Al-Jedai AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8463471 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature