OBJECTIVES: To explore the National Survey of Clinical Pharmacy Practice in Saudi Arabia with an emphasis on the Administration and Management

METHODS: It is a 4-months cross-sectional National Survey of Clinical Pharmacy Practice in Saudi Arabia. The study consisted of two parts; the demographic information and the second part contained fifty-one questions divided into four domains derived from American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and Saudi Pharmaceutical Society survey, the international standard of Joint Commission of Hospital Accreditation in addition to the local standards of Saudi Center of healthcare accreditation. The four domains were clinical pharmacy administration, and management, performances and activities, education and training, and workload analysis and documentation. An electronic questionnaire distributed to the thirty-one directors of pharmacies. The study analyzed National Survey of Clinical Pharmacy Practice at hospitals in Saudi Arabia: Administration and Management.

RESULTS: The survey questionnaire distributed to 31 hospitals. The average of Clinical pharmacy Administration elements was 3.32 (66.31%). The most administration elements of Clinical pharmacy Administration was Policy and Procedure of Pharmacist Privilege 4.00 (80.00%) followed by mission of Clinical Pharmacy 3.87 (77.40%) and vision of Clinical pharmacy Administration 3.71 (74.20%). The most clinical pharmacy services provided were critical care, medical services, and emergency. The majority of responders agreed that is clinical Pharmacy services improve the safety and effectiveness of patient care 27 (93.10%), with decrease morbidity and mortality related patients 23 (79.31%), and increase the pharmacist role to patient's care 20 (68.97%)

CONCLUSIONS: The clinical pharmacy administration elements are not adequate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Most of the hospital services received the clinical pharmacy services not exceed than fifty percent. Despite the pharmacy administration had a good impression of clinical pharmacy services there are not enough resources to provide over 24 hours services. Revision of clinical pharmacy services is very demandable in Saudi Arabia.