TY - JOUR T1 - A survey of psychiatrists' expectations of clinical pharmacists in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AU - Al-Aqeel,S, AU - Al-Sabhan,J, AU - Al-Jumah,K, Y1 - 2012/01/13/ PY - 2011/03/28/received PY - 2011/11/20/accepted PY - 2012/1/18/entrez PY - 2012/1/18/pubmed PY - 2012/10/19/medline SP - 383 EP - 8 JF - Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre JO - Med Princ Pract VL - 21 IS - 4 N2 - OBJECTIVES: To measure psychiatrists' experience and their expectations of the role of clinical pharmacists in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The psychiatrists' experience and their expectations were collected using a 4-part self-completed questionnaire: (a) demographic information, (b) psychiatrists' current expectations of the roles of pharmacists, (c) psychiatrists' actual experience with pharmacists, and (d) psychiatrists' future expectations of pharmacists' roles. Each part included a set of statements for which respondents were asked to indicate their level of agreement using a 5-point Likert scale. RESULTS: Of the 102 questionnaires delivered to the Department of Psychiatry at 7 hospitals, 77 were returned, representing a response rate of 75%. 59 (77%) psychiatrists expected pharmacists to take personal responsibility for resolving any drug-related problems; 62 (81%) expected them to maintain a complete medication profile, and 58 (75%) expected them to educate patients about the safety and appropriate use of their medication. From their current experience with pharmacists, respondents indicated that pharmacists routinely counsel patients (33, 43%), inform them about the most cost-effective alternative (37, 48%), and discuss with them the therapeutic value of the drugs (37, 48%). 49 (63%) of respondents agreed that in the future, pharmacists should routinely adjust the drug therapy for patients under protocol approved by the physician, and 51 (66%) felt that pharmacists should share legal responsibility for clinical outcomes. CONCLUSION: Psychiatrists in Riyadh had great expectations of clinical pharmacists to take personal responsibility for resolving drug-related problems they discovered and to assist in designing drug therapy treatment plans. The psychiatrists' current experience with pharmacists did not, in some cases, meet their expectations. SN - 1423-0151 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/22248869/A_survey_of_psychiatrists'_expectations_of_clinical_pharmacists_in_Riyadh_Saudi_Arabia_ L2 - https://www.karger.com?DOI=10.1159/000335277 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -