Implementation of a specialty pharmacy in an ambulatory care setting in Saudi Arabia: Patient experience and operational outcomes.

Background: Specialty pharmacy practice requires unique patient-centric care, emphasizing high-cost medications, complex treatment regimens, and medications requiring special handling.

Objective: We conducted this study to assess the effect of specialty pharmacy practice on patient and healthcare provider (HCP) satisfaction and pharmacy practice-related outcomes.

Methods: This prospective, concurrent, and historically controlled cohort study was performed in an ambulatory care setting for over 6 months and included 6 specialties: neurology, pediatrics, dermatology, gastroenterology, pediatric liver transplantation, and medical genetics.