KUWAIT: The director of Hawally Medical Zone, Dr. Mona Abdul Samad, stressed that the development of health services and the provision of health care to all the members of the community fall within the goals of social progress and economic development. Abdul Samad said in a press statement on Monday as Mubarak Hospital celebrated World Pharmacist Day.

She added that pharmaceutical services play a key role in the prevention and treatment of diseases in the community, pointing out that pharmacists celebrated their International Day with the aim of raising awareness of medicines and their uses, as well as raising awareness of the risks of misuse of drugs. She stated that the misuse of medicines occurs when medicines are used in a different way than the way they were prescribed by doctors.

Each drug has side effects that the doctor is aware of and takes into consideration. She emphasized the role of the pharmacist in various sectors of the ministry in Kuwait, as they provide the best care for patients. For her part, the head of services confirmed the important role played by the pharmacist in the medical field as an important element in the medical sector.

He said that pharmacists play important roles in dispensing medicines and in drug consultations. The chief specialist in the pharmacy department at Mubarak Hospital, Dr. Yusra Youssef, said the International Pharmacist's Day celebration is an important occasion for every pharmacist.

Youssef explained that this occasion is used to emphasize the positive and complementary role of the pharmacist as an effective member of the medical team and improve the quality level. She pointed to the establishment of many pharmaceutical departments within the therapeutic services provided by the Ministry of Health amid its keenness to provide medicines and to keep pace with the latest developments.- KUNA