Global drug shortages due to COVID-19: Impact on patient care and mitigation strategies

doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.05.017

. 2021 Jan;17(1):1946-1949.

doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.05.017. Epub 2020 May 19.

Global drug shortages due to COVID-19: Impact on patient care and mitigation strategies

Hisham A Badreldin¹, Bassam Atallah²

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¹ Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: Aldeenh@ksau-hs.edu.sa.
² Department of Pharmacy Services, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.

PMID: 32446652
PMCID: PMC7235598
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.05.017

Global drug shortages due to COVID-19: Impact on patient care and mitigation strategies

Hisham A Badreldin et al. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2021 Jan.

. 2021 Jan;17(1):1946-1949.

doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.05.017. Epub 2020 May 19.

Authors

Hisham A Badreldin¹, Bassam Atallah²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: Aldeenh@ksau-hs.edu.sa.
² Department of Pharmacy Services, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.

PMID: 32446652
PMCID: PMC7235598
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.05.017

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) arising from Wuhan, China, is currently outbreaking worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic. COVID-19 could cause a wide range of symptoms ranging from self-limiting fever, sore throat, and cough to more severe symptoms that could lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome. As a result of the lockdown and increased demand, drug shortages could become a growing global issue. This article aims to shed light on the potential impact of drug shortages as a result of this pandemic on patient outcomes and the role of pharmacists and pharmacy policymakers in alleviating this emerging problem.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Drug shortage; Pandemic; Pharmacist; Policymaker.

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