Makeen Hafiz A
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Pharm J. 2017 Sep;25(6):939-943. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2017.01.003. Epub 2017 Jan 25.
The pharmacist's role is expanding from medication dispensing to patient care. There are several newer horizons in which clinical pharmacists have a vital role to play such as diabetic care, handling asthma patients, pain management, anti-coagulation therapy and in hyperlipidemia. Among these, the disorder that is perceived to reach epidemic proportions globally is diabetes mellitus. In the Arab world, particularly in countries like Saudi Arabia, the number affected and the cost incurred in the management of diabetes are relatively high. Apart from adding to the economic burden, the complications arising due to a lag in identification and management are manifold. In developed countries, several practicing hospitals and clinics have inducted clinical pharmacists as vital members of the healthcare team. With profound knowledge about medications, clinical pharmacists are inclined to stay abreast with recent developments in research and latest guidelines, thus supporting physicians in evidence based practice. Clinical pharmacists through Medication Therapy Management can render services by guiding, identifying and monitoring drug related issues faced by the patients. This can contribute in reducing the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and improving the quality of life. To keep pace with the growing prevalence of diabetes in the kingdom, clinical pharmacists need to undergo specialized training in high risk areas. Health regulating bodies should be keen in adopting provisions of inducting them in discrete specialties which can also help in trimming heathcare expenditure.
药剂师的角色正在从药品调配扩展到患者护理。在一些新的领域，临床药剂师发挥着至关重要的作用，如糖尿病护理、哮喘患者管理、疼痛管理、抗凝治疗和高脂血症治疗等。其中，被认为在全球达到流行程度的疾病是糖尿病。在阿拉伯世界，特别是在沙特阿拉伯等国家，糖尿病患者数量以及糖尿病管理的费用相对较高。除了增加经济负担外，由于识别和管理滞后而产生的并发症多种多样。在发达国家，一些执业医院和诊所已将临床药剂师纳入医疗团队的重要成员。临床药剂师凭借对药物的深入了解，倾向于紧跟研究的最新进展和最新指南，从而在循证实践中支持医生。临床药剂师通过药物治疗管理，可以通过指导、识别和监测患者面临的与药物相关的问题来提供服务。这有助于降低糖尿病的患病率并提高生活质量。为了跟上沙特王国糖尿病患病率不断上升的步伐，临床药剂师需要在高风险领域接受专门培训。卫生监管机构应积极采取措施，将他们纳入不同的专业领域，这也有助于削减医疗保健支出。
