PHARMACISTS PLAY ACTIVE ROLE AS CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 FIGHTERS

Pharmacists play active role as coronavirus COVID-19 fighters 



Managing medicines, counseling patients, giving flu shots and checking glucose is the everyday work of pharmacist. 

This time it is a novel coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, which can cause disease called coronavirus COVID-19 disease



Pharmacists of course play an important role in healthcare system as a trusted resource for patients and healthcare professionals. In turn there is much that Pharmacists can do to help during this time with new public health threat at the forefront of many people's mind 


As lockdown are observed all over the globe and the national level pharmacy professionals are performing front-line roles, this editorial highlights the role of Pharmacist in the COVID-19 pandemic. Pharmacists globally are providing services amidst pandemic, including TRIAGE services seeing patients and reducing the patients burden on health care facilities such as hospitals and GP practices . Pharmacists are also working to providing home delivery of medicine as well as dealing with the increase number of patients coming through pharmacist with the other ailments. 


How Pharmacist serve the community during the COVID-19 Crisis 

Pharmacists and other health professionals throughout country are stepping up to help mange and prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The following are just a few of the ways that Pharmacists in different practice area are on the front lines of fighting this pandemic 

Infectious disease Pharmacists
  • Pharmacists are using their extensive medication expertise to promote the appropriate use of antibiotics and antiviral medication to treat patients 
  • Infectious disease Pharmacists are also experts on stopping the spread of disease in patient or population 
Hospital pharmacists 
  • Hospital Pharmacists serve a vital role in managing the medication therapies of patients who are hospitalized due to COVID-19 or related illness 
  • They also help to care for patients with underlying chronic medical conditions 
Community Pharmacists
  • Community Pharmacists have opportunity to connect with people on daily basis 
  • By recommending treatments for those with minor viruses, giving flu shots, and offering advice for staying healthy 
  • Community Pharmacists playing an active role in educating the public and preventing the spread of COVID-19 
Industry Pharmacists
  • Industry Pharmacists play variety of roles. Including drug development and delivery 
  • Many Pharmacists work in laboratories to develop medication and vaccine to prevent and trat illnesses 
  • In case of COVID-19, industrial pharmacists are playing an active role in conducting clinical trials of new CORONAVIRUS
Compounding Pharmacists
  • Compounding Pharmacists provide patients with personalized medication based on their preferences and restrictions.
Ways Pharmacists are preventing the spread of COVID-19
Pharmacists in every practice area are playing in big role in caring for patients and preventing the COVID-19 pandemic from spreading futher. The following are the way they're stepping up.
  • Educating the public 
  • Sharing reliable resources
  • Serving as role models for heathy behaviour
  • Providing sound guidance to patients and customers
 
Pharmacists are the most overtrained and underutilized health-care professionals

To deal with any spike in COVID-19 cases, the state government has started training PHARMACISTS and community health works to take samples of suspected patient. At persent, only ENT surgeons can take samples. Since the capacity of processing the samples at government hospitals has laincreased manifold, the state will able to handle any spike in comming days 

Keeping in view the increase need for sample collection in each district, there is a need for trained staff. So it is proposed that in addition to medical officers, the community health officers, Pharmacist, and staff nurse should be trained for collection and packing of nasopharyngeal/ orogpharyngeal swabs for RT-PCR testing 
The government has decided that the training is to be conducted at flu corners and atleast two individuals per batch be trained. The training should be completed with in 10 days.

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