Community Pharmacists Roles During the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Autor: | Sheila M. Seed, Kimberly Won, Albert Bach, Karl Hess |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) education Pharmacist Community Pharmacy Services Pharmacists 030226 pharmacology & pharmacy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Professional Role Nursing Pandemic medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) 030212 general & internal medicine Pandemics Scope (project management) business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Public health COVID-19 United States Public health care Pharmacy practice business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pharmacy practice. 35(3) |
| ISSN: | 1531-1937 |
| Popis: | The aim of this paper is to review the roles that community pharmacists in the United States (US) can play to support public health measures during the current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic (COVID-19). Community pharmacists in the US are highly visible and accessible to the public and have long been regarded as a source for immunization services as well as other public health activities. In the US, the scope of pharmacy practice continues to expand and incorporate various health services on a state-by-state level. For the purposes of this article, a PubMed literature search was undertaken to identify published articles on SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, pharmacist- and pharmacy-based immunization and other public health care activities in the US in order to identify and discuss roles that community pharmacists can play during this pandemic including as vaccinators, screeners and testers. In conclusion, community pharmacists are knowledgeable and capable providers of public health services and are easily accessible and well regarded by the public. The incorporation of community pharmacists into this nation’s COVID-19 pandemic response plan can help aid recovery efforts in the US. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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