Drug shortages in Saudi Arabia: Root causes and recommendations.

Autor: Alruthia YS; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Pharmacoeconomics Research Unit, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Pharmacy Education Unit, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alwhaibi M; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alotaibi MF; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Asiri SA; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alghamdi BM; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Almuaythir GS; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alsharif WR; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alrasheed HH; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alswayeh YA; General Administration of Pharmaceutical Care, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alotaibi AJ; Department of Medical Supply, General Directorate of Medical Services, Ministry of Interior, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Almeshal M; Former Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Aldekhail SN; Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard-Health Affairs, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Pharmacy Practice, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alhusaini A; Department of Supply Chain Management, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alrashed SA; Department of Medical Supply, Medical Services for Armed Forces, Ministry of Defense, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alrumaih AM; Department of Pharmaceutical Care, Medical Services for Armed Forces, Ministry of Defense, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Dahhas MA; Department of Inspection and Law Enforcement, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alghamdi MA; Department of Contracts and Purchasing, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Ministry of Defense, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Aleheidib MS; National Antivenom and Vaccines Production Center, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alhaidari MH; Former Head of Drug Central Registration Department and Executive Board, Health Ministers' Council for Cooperation Council States, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alharbi JA; Department of Pricing and Pharmacoeconomics, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alshamsan A; Nanomedicine Research Unit, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Publikováno v: Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society [Saudi Pharm J] 2018 Nov; Vol. 26 (7), pp. 947-951. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 May 12.