The Ministry of Health and Population announced the controls for injecting patients inside pharmacies, according to the law of practicing the profession and the decisions that regulate it, especially the part of giving patients injection treatment in pharmacies, and often patients resort to taking injections in pharmacies instead of going to the hospital to save time and expenses as expenses are less Taking the injection at the pharmacy instead of taking it at the hospital.
Patient injection controls inside pharmacies
The Ministry of Health and Population has set some controls for injections inside pharmacies, the most important of which are:
- Obtaining a training course from any hospital affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Population or any accredited body such as university hospitals
- The competent Minister of Health determines the training period and course content
- There must be a written prescription from the attending physician, which specifies the patient’s injection of a specific treatment
- It must be ensured that anti-allergic drugs are available in the pharmacy
Injection therapy
Injection therapy is one of the means of introducing fluids into the body, by using a hollow needle and a syringe so that it can penetrate the skin at a specific and appropriate length until the therapeutic substance reaches the body, and there are 3 types of injections, which are “subcutaneous injections, intramuscular injections, and intravenous injections It is injected directly into the muscles or veins of the human body, and it is considered an essential method in modern medicine for drug delivery.
Precautions when taking injections
Some precautions must be taken when taking injections, the most important of which are:
- Wash hands with soap and water before and after giving the injection
- Choose a place that has adequate lighting, taking into account the patient’s privacy
- You must make sure that the needle is valid before using it
- A previously used needle should not be used, even if it is the same patient
- The syringe should not be disinfected, it is already sterile
- Your hand should not touch the needle