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Review
. 2020 Apr;42(2):299-304.
doi: 10.1007/s11096-020-01017-0. Epub 2020 Mar 28.

Providing pharmacy services during the coronavirus pandemic

Shao Liu #  1   2 , Ping Luo #  1   2 , Mimi Tang  1   2 , Qin Hu  1   2 , Joseph P Polidoro  3 , Shusen Sun  4   5   6 , Zhicheng Gong  7   8
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Review

Providing pharmacy services during the coronavirus pandemic

Shao Liu et al. Int J Clin Pharm. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is quickly spreading across China and globally. Pharmacy services are an important pillar in public health to prevent and contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Chinese pharmacists have acted swiftly in the public health response in China, such as drafting professional service guidance to pharmacists and pharmacies, establishing emergency drug formularies, monitoring and resolving drug shortages, establishing remote pharmacy services to prevent human-to-human infections, providing event-driven pharmaceutical care, educating the public on infection prevention and disease management, and participating in clinical trials and drug evaluation. This commentary reviews the unique needs of pharmacy services in the COVID-19 pandemic, and shares our experiences with the international pharmacy community in the response to these needs.

Keywords: COVID-19; China; Coronavirus; Pharmaceutical care; Pharmacists; Pharmacy service; Public health.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Pharmacy emergency support guarantee system within a public health response
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A drug shortage surveillance and early warning mechanism in a pharmacy emergency support guarantee system
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