Community Pharmacy Policy and Procedures: The Inventory Management System
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2024-03
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Gulf Index Electronic Publisher
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Objectives: This research, which focuses on the Inventory Management policy in, community pharmacy practice, particularly as a new and significant initiative in Saudi, Arabia, is of paramount importance. It aims to inform and raise awareness about the, crucial role of inventory management in community pharmacy practice. Methods: This, was a comprehensive narrative review of the community pharmacy Inventory, management policy. The research involved thorough and extensive literature searches, in databases such as PubMed, Medline, and Google Scholar, covering specific, Inventory management policies and procedures in pharmacy practice. The search, period spanned from the 1960s until October 2024, and the terms used were in, English and included narrative review, systemic review, meta-analysis, and guidelines., All hospital or community pharmacy services and national and international guidelines, for general inventory management in hospital practice were included in the search, term. The pharmacy inventory management committee was formulated and consisted, of various expert members, including community pharmacists, clinical pharmacist, pharmacists, and Inventory management pharmacist specialists. The guidelines, of the policy draft by one member and the second member were reviewed and, corrected. The inventory management specialist did the third revision. The topic is, Pharmacy Inventory Management Policy and Procedures. Results: The Community, Pharmacy Inventory management policy consisted of various items. That has included, preparing a medication budget and Saudi formulary, short expiration medication, system, pharmacy inventory management, financial planning, the risk management, system of inventory management systems, fast-moving items, slow-moving items,, prescription medication, over-the-counter medications, medication devices, and, cosmetics products. Conclusion: The community pharmacy inventory management, policy is not just a new initiative but a practical and crucial administrative service, that ensures the availability of medication and devices for patients. Its practicality, reassures pharmacists and patients about its successful implementation, promising a, more efficient and patient-centric pharmacy practice in Saudi Arabia.
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Inventory management, Policy, Pharmacy, Competency, Saudi Arabia.
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Alomi Yousef Ahmed, Almasoudi Abeer Hussin, Alharbi Sultan Suliman, Abushomi Hamidah Qasim, Alkordi Mohammed Lafi . Community Pharmacy Policy and Procedures: The Inventory Management System. International Journal of Pharmacology and Clinical Sciences . 2024 Mar; 13(1): 1-5