Strategic role and challenges of community pharmacists in SARS-CoV-2 outbreak
| Autor: | Parveen Kumar, Satish Jankie, Shyam Sundar Pancholi, Debjyoti Talukdar, Arindam Chatterjee, Madan Mohan Gupta |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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community pharmacist
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) business.industry Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) education Outbreak General Medicine Review Article RS1-441 sars-cov-2 Pharmacy and materia medica Nursing Work (electrical) covid-19 Community pharmacist Pandemic Medicine Social consciousness business Personal protective equipment health care economics and organizations |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021) Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice |
| ISSN: | 2319-9644 |
| Popis: | This study highlights the importance of community pharmacists' strategic role in hindering the progression of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the community setting and innovative measures to protect themselves. This article focuses on the features, control, and prevention of COVID-19 and social awareness measures of the pandemic. The means employed by the community pharmacist to safeguard his health while providing pharmaceutical services during COVID-19 is compiled and presented to benefit health-care professionals around the world. As per the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention, community pharmacists play a crucial role in providing essential drugs to patients without knowing their current COVID-19 status. They also work in conditions that make them susceptible to COVID-19 exposure. Despite the availability of guidelines, community pharmacists need to be trained in personal protective equipment for efficient protection and prevention of spread. Community pharmacists are essential frontline warriors against transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the community and act as frontline workers to educate the public on COVID-19. They are at high risk and need to observe necessary precautions to mitigate the spread of the virus. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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