Assessing Nontechnical Skills in Senior Pharmacy Students Using an Innovative Simulation Setting.

Objectives: To evaluate pharmacy students' nontechnical skills in a simulated session by assessing their teamwork skills and ability to identify patient safety priorities.

Methods: This study involved 2 phases. Phase I was a simulated case with a total of 23 errors.

Proxy-Reported Quality of Life and Access to Nusinersen Among Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Saudi Arabia.

Background: The recent approval of innovative therapies for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), such as nusinersen, has brought hope to patients and their families.

Objective: The aims of this study were to compare the characteristics and HRQoL of SMA patients treated with nusinersen and those treated with the standard of care.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional, interviewer-administered telephone questionnaire, which used a purposive sampling of SMA patients through a social support network.

Drug shortages in Saudi Arabia: Root causes and recommendations.

Drug shortages are a multifaceted problem that has been recurring in Saudi Arabia over the past decade with its significant negative impact on patient care. However, there is a dearth of evidence about possible domestic reasons, if any, behind this recurring problem. Recently, the Pharmacy Education Unit at King Saud University College of Pharmacy has called for a meeting with multiple stakeholders from academia, pharmaceutical care, pharmaceutical industry, purchasing and planning, and regulatory bodies to unveil the root domestic causes of the drug shortages in the Kingdom.