Clinical Outcomes of Drug-related Problems in Saudi Arabia: Patients’ and Healthcare Providers’ Perspective

Alomi, Yousef Ahmed; Al-Shaibani, Awatif Saad; Alfaisal, Ghadeer; Alasmi, Njood Mohmmed

doi:10.5530/jppcm.2018.2.19

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“…Drug-related problems had a noteworthy apprehension clinically and economically in Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world. [39][40][41][42][43] Drugrelated problems contained of various issues, comprising medication errors, adverse drug reactions, drugs without indication, indications without medications, non-compliance and poisoning. [44] The pharmaceutical care concept was executed before 20 years to prevent drugrelated problems worldwide.…”

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Physician’s Knowledge of Adverse Drug Reaction in Saudi Arabia

Alomi¹,

Alamoudi²,

Almasoudi³

2021

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Objectives: To state the physicians and dentists' knowledge and responsiveness of the adverse drug reaction (ADR) and reporting system in Saudi Arabia. Methods: It was a cross-sectional design of an authorized self-administered electronic survey about awareness and knowledge valuation of the ADR reporting system in Saudi Arabia. The electronic survey contained of demographic data and designated knowledge assessment of participants about the ADR reporting system. Results: The total number of participants was 151. Of those, 111 (73.5%) were physicians, while dentists were 39 (26.5%). Of those (93.38%) responders who perceived of the ADR reporting system and (54.3%) knew the diverse types of hypersensitivity reaction. Also, (45.33%) knew the official form of ADR reporting system, (43.71%) knew to reflect the ADR as sentinel events and (34.44%) knew about the legal provision in the medicine act that provides pharmacovigilance activities in Saudi Arabia. Conclusion: The physicians knowledge of ADR and reporting system was insufficient in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Targeting education and training is a planned goal to recover physicians' ADR knowledge and all healthcare professionals and ADR's documentation system.

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confidence: 99%

Physician’s Knowledge of Adverse Drug Reaction in Saudi Arabia

Alomi¹,

Alamoudi²,

Almasoudi³

2021

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“…As a result, drug-related problems, comprising medication errors, had likely issues with a high economic burden in Saudi Arabia based on patients and health care providers, comprising dentists. 1,2 Also, various studies deliberated patient safety the dental field. [3][4][5][6] Other publications addressed the medication safety elements to stop dental errors, including medications.…”

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Dentist’s Practice of Medication Safety in Saudi Arabia

Alomi¹,

Bukhary²,

Alsinan³

2021

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Objectives: The study aimed to exemplify the dentist's practice of medication safety in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: It examines a cross-sectional survey that deliberated the dentist's medication safety practice in Saudi Arabia. It self-reported an electronic survey of dentists, including dentists from internship to consultant, dental specialties in Saudi Arabia. The survey entailed respondents' demographic information about dentists and the implemented medication safety in dental care, the medication's safety items stated in dental care, and dental medications implemented the medication's safety. The 5-point Likert response scale system was used with closedended questions. The data analysis of the dentist's knowledge of medication safety is completed through the survey monkey system. The statistical package of social sciences (SPSS), Jeffery's Amazing Statistics Program (JASP), and Microsoft excel sheet version 16 were employed in the study. Results: The total number of responding dentists was 242, with the mainstream of them coming from the central region 95 (39.26%) with statistically noteworthy among the areas (p<0.05). Of those, 144 (59.75%) were male, while 97 (40.25%) were female, with statistically significant between them (p<0.05). The average scores of the executed items for medication safety in dental care were 3.12 with high scores element was adverse drug reactions documentation system (3.26), and the vision of medication safety in dental care was 3.23. The average scores of frequently of the medications safety items reported in dental care was 3.17 with high scores element was pregnancy and lactation altering system (3.88) and patient's education of dental medications (3.60). The highest scores of medication Safety (to authorities) the responsibility of types of healthcare professionals was a pharmacist (4.34) and dentist (4.23). The reliability test includes McDonald's ω (0.980) and Cronbach alpha (0.979). Conclusion: The dentist's practice of medication safety was inadequate in Saudi Arabia. Implementation of medication safety in dental care is obligatory to prevent dental mistakes and drug-related problems. Also, the study aimed to improve the patient safety culture among dental practices in Saudi Arabia.

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“…Drug-related problem (DRP) is defined as, "an event or circumstance involving drug therapy that actually or potentially interferes with desired health outcomes" according to the pharmaceutical care network of Europe (PCNE) (6). Strong evidence had shown that negative health outcomes are associated with DRPs, such as increased healthcare costs, prolonged hospital stays, reduced quality of life, and increased mortality (7)(8)(9). Patients with cancer are at high risk of DRPs due to multi-morbidity associated polypharmacy.…”

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The effectiveness of an independent anti-neoplastic medication therapy management system in ambulatory cancer patients

Zhang¹,

Xu²,

Zhao³

et al. 2021

Transl Cancer Res TCR

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Background: Cancer has always been a serious health threat for human. Patients with cancer are at high risk of drug-related problems (DRPs) due to multi-morbidity associated polypharmacy. However, data is lacking in identifying and addressing potential DRPs in cancer patients in China. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of DRPs and evaluate the effectiveness of an independent anti-neoplastic medication therapy management (MTM) system in ambulatory cancer patients.Methods: This is a retrospective study. An independent anti-neoplastic MTM system in Shanghai Jiao Tong University affiliated sixth People's Hospital was established in 2018 with the collaboration of oncologists, clinical pharmacists and software engineers. The system contains an independent clinic of pharmacy and MTM software. The software consisted of six modules to help clinical pharmacists serve the tumor patients. The six modules include medication therapy review, intervention plan, personal medication record, medication-related action plan, intervention and/or referral, and documentation and follow-up.Results: A total of 173 eligible tumor patients visited the anti-neoplastic pharmaceutical clinic and were recorded in the independent anti-neoplastic MTM system from Jun 2018 to May 2019. The average clinic visits were 2.4 times of the study participants. Two thirds patients (117/173) had one or more identified DRPs in medication therapy review. Adverse drug reaction, potential drug interaction and non-adherence were the leading DRPs. 85.8% of DRPs could be resolved (cured or improved) in four weeks. Tumor patients showed medication adherence reached 84-100% after three or four times of follow-up and intervention. Conclusions:The participation of clinical pharmacists in managing polypharmacy tumor patients, with the independent anti-neoplastic MTM system, facilitated the identifying and solving DRPs, especially improving medication adherence of patients, and thus enhancing the effectiveness, safety and rational use of medication.

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Clinical Outcomes of Drug-related Problems in Saudi Arabia: Patients’ and Healthcare Providers’ Perspective

Cited by 8 publications

References 11 publications

Physician’s Knowledge of Adverse Drug Reaction in Saudi Arabia

Physician’s Knowledge of Adverse Drug Reaction in Saudi Arabia

Dentist’s Practice of Medication Safety in Saudi Arabia

The effectiveness of an independent anti-neoplastic medication therapy management system in ambulatory cancer patients

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