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. 2022 Apr 29;19(2):232-238.
doi: 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.37974.

Challenges Faced by Hospital Pharmacists in Low-Income Countries Before COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out: Handling Approaches and Implications for Future Pandemic Roles

Rajeev Shrestha  1 , Sunil Shrestha  2 , Binaya Sapkota  3 , Saval Khanal  4 , Bhuvan Kc  2
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Challenges Faced by Hospital Pharmacists in Low-Income Countries Before COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out: Handling Approaches and Implications for Future Pandemic Roles

Rajeev Shrestha et al. Turk J Pharm Sci. .

Abstract

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is one of the greatest pandemics of modern times. More than one hundred eleven million global deaths have already been associated with COVID-19. The incidence of COVID-19 as well as morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19 have increased in low-income countries (LICs). COVID-19 has further weakened health systems in LICs, that are already distressed by inadequate funding, lack of human resources, and poor infrastructure and service delivery. Despite the resource crunch, hospital LICs have been instrumental in treating COVID-19 patients. Pharmacists working in hospitals play an indispensable role in providing pharmaceutical services for infection prevention and control. This study discusses the contribution of hospital pharmacists and the challenges faced by them for treating COVID-19 patients in LICs before the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out.

Keywords: COVID-19; hospital pharmacist; hospital pharmacy; low-income countries; pharmacist; pharmacy service.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

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The role hospital pharmacists can play in COVID-19 and pandemic control in LICs
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Challenges and solutions
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