| Title |
The status of licensed pharmacy workforce in Saudi Arabia: a 2030 economic vision perspective
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Human Resources for Health, June 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12960-018-0294-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Yazed AlRuthia, Mohammad A. Alsenaidy, Haitham K. Alrabiah, Abdullah AlMuhaisen, Mohammad Alshehri |
| Abstract |
The economy of Saudi Arabia is currently undergoing a major transformation which will have an impact on employment in the pharmacy sector. However, quantitative data characterizing the pharmacy workforce in the Kingdom are currently not available. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the current status of the licensed pharmacy workforce in the pharmacy field in Saudi Arabia. Descriptive statistics were performed on data from the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) as of March 2017. The labor market for pharmacists in Saudi Arabia is dominated by expatriates. Saudi nationals constitute less than 20% of the pharmacists employed in the Kingdom. The underemployment of Saudis is most evident in the largest sectors of the pharmacy field, namely, private health care establishments, community pharmacies, and pharmaceutical companies. There is an unmet need to train Saudi citizens as pharmacists and retain them in the workforce. Addressing this issue should become an important objective in Saudi Arabia's Vision for 2030. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 32 | 48% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| Oman | 2 | 3% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Malta | 1 | 1% |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1% |
| Turkey | 1 | 1% |
| Estonia | 1 | 1% |
| Qatar | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 24 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 61 | 91% |
| Scientists | 3 | 4% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 1% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 74 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 8% |
| Researcher | 4 | 5% |
| Lecturer | 4 | 5% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 14 | 19% |
| Unknown | 34 | 46% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 20 | 27% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 4% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Unknown | 31 | 42% |
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