The Managerial Role of Pharmacist at Community Pharmacy Setting in Saudi Arabia - Pharmacology & Pharmacy

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Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Volume 4, Issue 1 (January 2013)

ISSN Print: 2157-9423 ISSN Online: 2157-9431

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The Managerial Role of Pharmacist at Community Pharmacy Setting in Saudi Arabia ()

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DOI: 10.4236/pp.2013.41009 12,031 Downloads 21,291 Views Citations

Author(s)

Mohamed N. Al-Arifi

Affiliation(s)

Clinical Pharmacy Department, Director of Drug and Poison Information Center, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA.

ABSTRACT

In Saudi Arabia community pharmacies by law, be owned and managed by pharmacists. Although these two functions seemed to be the same but in reality, they are not. Some studies showed that in community pharmacy managerial functions account for more than 50% of total routine and critical activity for all managerial position surveyed while other study showed that only 13.6% of the pharmacist’s time spent in administrative activities. This article addressed the role of the pharmacist as manager and the way in which he/she manages the pharmacy to ensure optimum productivity. The main part of this review discussed the managerial role of pharmacist in management of human resources, financial resources, marketing, inventory, information resources and space management of the pharmacy. Additionally, the management process, professional skills of managers, development of managerial skills, problems in management process and their resolution were also discussed. In addition to management functions which also include planning, organizing, leading, and controlling processes. The author concluded that the skills of pharmacy managers may vary because of the lack of formalized management training programs. To bridges a gap in management education, interested pharmacists should be encouraged to shift their career goals from professional to pharmacy administration. In addition, expansion of curricula in pharmacy management to include management training of highest possible caliber in managerial skills is highly demanded. Formalized management training programs for those involved in community pharmacy practice are also warranted.

KEYWORDS

Community Pharmacy; Management; Saudi Arabia; Marketing; Inventory; MBO; Personnel; Finance

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M. Al-Arifi, "The Managerial Role of Pharmacist at Community Pharmacy Setting in Saudi Arabia," Pharmacology & Pharmacy, Vol. 4 No. 1, 2013, pp. 63-70. doi: 10.4236/pp.2013.41009.

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