Role of pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic in China-Shanghai experiences.

ABSTRACT: The roles and contributions of pharmacists in Shanghai during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are described in this report. Five pharmacists have been appointed as members of an expert interdisciplinary health care team tasked with taking care of all adult patients with COVID-19 in Shanghai in a designated hospital, the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center (SPHCC). They work with pharmacists at SPHCC, having responsibilities that include drug supplies, dispensing, pharmacy intravenous admixture services (PIVAS), prescription audits, medication reconciliations, pharmacotherapy, therapeutic drug monitoring, and patient education. Due to the pandemic, pharmacy operations in all hospitals are modified to adhere to guidelines for infection risk mitigation and personnel protec

SUBMITTER: Liao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7323218 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature