03189nas a2200277 4500008004100000245007700041210006900118260001800187300001200205490000700217520235000224653001502574653001702589653001402606653001102620653001702631653001302648100002502661700002802686700002802714700002402742700002802766700002402794700002902818856006402847 2024 eng d00aAccounting and Financial in Pharmacy Practice: Software and Applications0 aAccounting and Financial in Pharmacy Practice Software and Appli cFebruary 2024 a152-1630 v123 a

Objectives: To explore the software and applications of accounting and financial policy and procedures in pharmacy practice as a new initiative in Saudi Arabia. Methods: It was a narrative review of the software and applications of accounting and financial policy and procedures in pharmacy practice. Literature searched various databases, including PubMed, Medline, and Google Scholar. The search period is from the 1960s until 15 October 2023. The term is in full-text English and includes Case Reports, Classical Articles,Clinical Conferences, Clinical Studies, Clinical Trials, Evaluation Studies, Government Publications, Guidelines, Meta-Analysis, Observational Studies, Practice Guidelines, Randomized Controlled Trials, Reviews, Systematic Reviews, with Humans subject.subject. All hospital or community pharmacy services are included in a search term. Besides, the National and international guidelines of general infection control in hospital practice. The committee of pharmacy accounting policy and procedures formulated and consisted of various expert members. That includes clinical pharmacists, accountant specialists, and financial experts. The guidelines of the policy draft by one member by the second member were reviewed and corrected. The third revision was by the accountant specialist. The topic emphasizes accounting and financial software and applications of the Pharmacy policy. Results: The software and applications of accounting and financial policy and procedures in pharmacy practice are continuous, accessible, and fast to retrieve information. Several factors might affect choosing accounting and financial software and applications, including services coverage, cost, and applicable and friendly usage. Conclusion: The software and applications policy is a new pharmacy accounting and financial initiative. The software and applications policy improves the accounting and financial retrieving and documentation system. In addition, it helps pharmacists to adhere to accounting and financial regulations in different places at healthcare organizations. Therefore, the accounting and financial software and applications policy is highly recommended for digital hospital and community pharmacy systems in Saudi Arabia.

10aAccounting10aApplications10aFinancial10aPolicy10aSaudi Arabia10aSoftware1 aAlomi, Yousef, Ahmed1 aAljumah, Ghadeer, Zayed1 aAlohlie, Nasser, Rashid1 aAlamri, Naif, Saleh1 aAlmadany, Maha, Hussein1 aAlashban, Riyadh, M1 aAlmasoudi, Abeer, Hussin uhttps://www.ijphs.org/article/2024/12/3/105530ijpcs20231220