Published on:June 2018
    Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine, 2018; 4(2):124-125
    Review Article | doi:10.5530/jppcm.2018.2.28


    Bipolar Disorder Management Physician Oder: New Initiatives at the Mental Hospital of Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia


    Authors and affiliation (s):

    Yousef Ahmed Alomi1,* Nora Alsolami2, Nada Alqahtani3, Abdulrahman Rahbini4

    1The Past General Manager of General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care and Past Head, National Clinical pharmacy, pharmacy practice and Pharmacy R and D Administration, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA.

    2Head, Pharmaceutical Care Services, Al-Amel Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, P.O.BOX 100, Riyadh, KSA.

    3Head, Drug Information Services, Al-Amel Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, P.O.BOX 100, Riyadh, KSA.

    4Clinical Pharmacy Staff, Al-Amel Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, P.O.BOX 100, Riyadh, KSA.

    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.

    Key words: Bipolar Disorder, Management, Physician Oder, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.

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