02919nas a2200217 4500008004100000245010700041210006900148260001900217300001200236490000600248520220100254653002302455653002402478653003002502653001702532653001402549100002502563700002802588700002802616856005702644 2019 eng d00aPrimary Healthcare Centers Pharmacy Technician Workforce over Twelve Years (2006-2017) in Saudi Arabia0 aPrimary Healthcare Centers Pharmacy Technician Workforce over Tw cSeptember 2019 a171-1770 v83 a

Objectives: To explore the workforce of pharmacy technician at MOH Primary Healthcare Centers over the past twelve years (2006-2017) in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: It is a retrospective analysis of twelve years (2006-2017) of Ministry of Health pharmacy technician workforce at Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) practice. All data derived from Ministry of Health Statistical Year Books and any missing appropriate information about pharmacy technician workforce, that’s will be estimated through allied healthcare professional’s data at each region including gender or nationality. It included pharmacy technician and exclude all types of pharmacists or clinical pharmacist’s workforces at MOH PHCs setting. All calculations were based on MOH workforce standards of Primary Healthcare Centers. All calculation was done using Microsoft Excel version ten. Results: The total numbers of pharmacy Technician were 8.373 and who distributed at the hospital were 6,620 (79.06%), at primary care centers 1,623(19.38 %) while administration regions 130 (1.55%). The total number of pharmacy technician was (1,623) with rage (891-1,623 and average (1,292). While the average numbers per region of PHCs pharmacy technician were (65) with a range number of (32-84). The average numbers of pharmacy technician per pharmacist per region (9.11) with a range number of (0.83-14.83) annually. The estimated average rage gender distribution of PHCs pharmacy Technician per region were male (31-72) with average 56 (86.15%), while the female was (6-12) and average 9 (13.84%). The estimated average rage nationality distribution of PHCs pharmacy Technician per region was Saudi (30-80) with average 61 (93.84%), while the non-Saudi was (1-13) and average 4 (6.16%). Conclusion: One fifth of the pharmacy technician worked at the Ministry of Health PHCs. The majority of pharmacy technician was Saudi and the male gender. The ratio of pharmacy technician was very high related shortage of pharmacists. The analysis of pharmacy technician workforces at PHCs is highly recommended annually in Saudi Arabia.

10aMinistry of Health10aPharmacy technician10aPrimary Healthcare Center10aSaudi Arabia10aWorkforce1 aAlomi, Yousef, Ahmed1 aAlghamdi, Saeed, Jamaan1 aAlattyh, Radi, Abdullah uhttp://ijphs.org/article/2019/8/3/105530ijpcs2019828