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Medication safety and Management
Drugs are used to treat, manage, and relieve any illnesses. All drugs are safe if rationally prescribed, transcribed, dispensed, and administered. All drugs have side effects and if not managed can change to adverse or toxic effects. Saudi Arabia got an impressive drug safety system and immense efforts have been made by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) to enhance the medication safety practice over recent years. Each year Saudi Arabia facing moderate to adverse drug events, resulting from medication errors, irrational antibiotics, and high alert medications.
Benefits and outcomes
1. Learning about medication safety can reduce and even prevent the risk of harm to the community.
2. Doctors, Nurses, and Pharmacists are the key healthcare professionals dealing directly with the medications and sound awareness will make their practice sound.
3. To move toward high-quality and excellence in medication safety practice awareness is needed.
