Pharmacy Infection Control: Wastages and Spill Cleaning

PTB Reports,2022,8,3,92-98.DOI:10.5530/PTB.2022.8.12Published:December 2022Type:Review ArticleAuthors:Yousef Ahmed Alomi, Anhar Alyousef, Mohammed Mominul Islam, Abdulrahman Nabeel Yousif, Yousif Sharaf, Eman Mohamed Hasan Alaali, Maha Hussein Almadany, and Hamidah Qasim Ali Abushomi Author(s) affiliations:Dr. Yousef Alomi*, BSc. Pharm, MSc, Clin BCPS, BCNSP, DiBA, CDE, Critical Care Clinical Pharmacists, TPN Pharmacist, Freelancer Business Planner, Content Editor, Data Analyst, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA. Pharm D, Innova Healthcare Company, MBBS, MPH, MSC,Deputy Director, Department of Infection Prevention Control (IPC), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Tabuk, Bsc Salmanyia Medical Complex Manama, BAHRAIN. Salmaniya Complex, Bsc, Health Quality Management Professional Diploma (HCQM), Pharmacy Department, Salman bin Abdulaziz City, Al Madina Monwarah, Abushomi, BSc, MSc. Dammam Dammam, Abstract:Objective: In this study, we aimed to illustrate pharmacy infection control wastages spill cleaning policy as a new initiative in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This narrative review emphasizes cleaning. A literature search was done using various databases containing PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar. About specific practice policies procedures. The time from the 1960s October 2021. topic English, including review, systemic meta-analysis, guidelines across hospitals community services. Moreover, national international general research hospital practice. committee formulated consisted experts, clinical pharmacists, drug information specialists. first author drafted guidelines, second reviewed corrected them. third author, an specialist, revised final document. study procedures related wastage for control. Results: items, types (biohazard wastages, non-biohazard sharp material), steps management kit contents, material. Conclusion: are at settings, it is part biohazard safety foundation. As such, waste clean-up critical pharmaceutical care services improve safe disposal. Keywords:Infection control, Pharmacy, Arabia, cleaning, WastagesView:PDF (734.9 KB) PDF Images Control: Wastages Spill Cleaning