It included developing treatment protocols and increasing the drug stock
Dubai Health is facing the repercussions of "Covid-19" with an exceptional plan
The "Authority" took the initiative, since the beginning of the "pandemic", to develop a plan to manage the drug stock.
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Dr. Ali Al-Sayed: “(the authority) distributed one million and 195 medical packages to patients, in their homes, during the period from March to May.”
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The Dubai Health Authority confirmed that it faced the challenges of the "Covid-19" pandemic, through an exceptional plan, which included the introduction of treatment protocols, and raising the strategic drug stock from two to three months, to suffice from six to nine months.
The Director of the Department of Pharmacy and Drug Services at the Dubai Health Authority, Dr. Ali Al-Sayed, told «Emirates Today», that «the authority has initiated, since the beginning of the pandemic, to develop a plan to manage the drug stock, with the aim of increasing its rate in the authority’s stores (from an average of 2-4 months to 6-9 months), and all companies and agents supplying drugs at the authority were addressed regarding ensuring that the strategic stock is permanently present in their warehouses in an amount equivalent to the authority’s consumption for at least six months, and the authority has also directly purchased medicines in cases of failure of the contracted suppliers. Or a sudden increase in the consumption of medicines ».
He added, “Medicines to treat the emerging corona virus have been provided by the authority to the private sector in the emirate, and all the medicines mentioned in the treatment protocol have been provided to all service providers in the emirate, and sufficient drug stocks have been provided to treat cases of emerging coronavirus, according to the approved medicinal protocol.”
Al-Sayed said: “Although the (pandemic) and its control imposed emergency measures that were not taken into account, the authority was responsible for being fully prepared, and this was demonstrated through the following results in anesthesia and intensive care drugs, as the rate of consumption increased to 10 times, as well as All narcotic drugs, anesthesia drugs, antibiotics and intensive care drugs were provided, which enhanced the sustainability of services in intensive care departments, and artificial respiration procedures.
He mentioned that, during the period from March to May 2020, the authority distributed one million and 195 drug packages to patients in their homes, as the authority was keen to spare patients who receive drug treatments incurred the trouble of going to health centers, to obtain the drugs prescribed to them by their doctors, so it provided a service My drug, by increasing the number of buses provided for the service from two to 10 buses, and companies from the private sector contributed to providing the service that covered all the emirates of the country, and 33,000 prescriptions were issued through the Drug Service, and 270,000 medicinal items were distributed.
The Director of the Pharmacy and Drug Services Department at the authority stated that “given that (the pandemic) and its treatment protocols are new, and it has not been known before, the authority has developed a new drug protocol to treat (Covid-19) cases, and the drug protocol is periodically updated, based on developments at the national and global level, And monitoring adherence to drug prescribing patterns.
He added: “The authority has restored the operational processes of the pharmaceutical services, by redesigning the procedures for inpatient and outpatient drug dispensing, supervising the drug management of all quarantine centers and isolation centers, as well as supervising the pharmacological management of telemedicine procedures, operating a field hospital pharmacy, and operating a pharmacy. Warsan Center ».
He continued, "The Pharmaceutical Services Department has contributed to the success of the Doctor for Every Citizen project, while fighting the pandemic, by dispensing an average of 160 prescriptions per day to the program, and delivering them through my drug service, within 24 hours."
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