Home infusion services in Saudi Arabia: Where are we standing?

Abdullah A Alhifany; Abdulaziz T Ghilais; Jawad A Jammal; Faisal M Alfaifi; Sarah M Khayyat; Abdulmalik S Alotaibi; Mohammed Alessa; Thamer A Almangour

doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2023.101750

Home infusion services in Saudi Arabia: Where are we standing?

Saudi Pharm J. 2023 Oct;31(10):101750. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2023.101750. Epub 2023 Aug 20.

Authors

Abdullah A Alhifany¹, Abdulaziz T Ghilais¹, Jawad A Jammal¹, Faisal M Alfaifi¹, Sarah M Khayyat¹, Abdulmalik S Alotaibi¹, Mohammed Alessa², Thamer A Almangour²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Diseases management has reached the highest level of complexity and cost in history, worldwide, and in Saudi Arabia in particular, which led to prolonged, unnecessary hospital stays. There have been many recent innovative measures to reduce these issues. One is to provide home infusion services. Hence, this narrative review emphasizes the expected benefits and challenges of such services and the applicability of their implementation in Saudi Arabia. A literature search was conducted via PubMed database, involving all published studies from inception until March 24th^, 2023. Many studies showed positive impacts of home infusion on reducing the length of hospital stays, increasing cost-saving, and leading to high patient satisfaction.

Keywords: Community care; Home care; Home infusion; Home services; Post-discharge care.

Publication types

Review