Published on:Jan/2016
Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine, 2016; 2(2):30-31
Editorial | doi:10.5530/jppcm.2016.2.1
A new Guidelines on Hospital Pharmacy Manpower in Saudi Arabia
Authors and affiliation (s):
Yousef Ahmed Alomi, Bsc. Pharm, Msc. Clin Pharm, BCPS, BCNSP, DiBA, CDE
Past General Manager of General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care Head,
National Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy parctice programs Head,
Pharmacy R & D Adminstration Ministry of Health, P.O.BOX 100, Riyadh-11392, Saudi Arabia.
Email: yalomi@gmail.com
Abstract:
General administration of pharmaceutical care (GAPC) had started implementation five strategic general goals in Saudi Arabia since 2012. Human resources development and implementation were the 2nd strategic goal among them.[1] In 2004, the GAPG applied hospital pharmacy staff standard. It was 0, 04 hospital pharmacists per each bed for each hospital with total 176 working hours per month; 40 hours/week with additional 16 hours divided over the weekends. Read more...