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PubMed: 35849336 DOI: 10.1093/ijpp/riac053
Potential roles of community-based pharmacists in assisting home-quarantined patients with COVID-19 in a resource-challenged setting.
Int J Pharm Pract 30(6):571-575
Authors: Yosi Irawati Wibowo, Sylvi Irawati, Eko Setiawan, Steven Victoria Halim, Bruce Sunderland, Adji Prayitno Setiadi
Affiliations
- Centre for Medicines Information and Pharmaceutical Care (CMIPC), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Surabaya, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.
- Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
To present the experiences of community-based drug information centre (DIC) pharmacists assisting home-quarantined patients with COVID-19 in Indonesia.
METHODS
A prospective case study included home-quarantined patients with suspected/confirmed COVID-19 contacting pharmacists at a DIC in Indonesia in July 2021. Patient characteristics, pharmacist interventions and outcomes were reported.
KEY FINDINGS
Fifteen home-quarantined patients were screened for COVID-19 and were provided with follow-up services (i.e. medication review and monitoring). Worsening symptoms and/or reduction in oxygen saturation were reported in seven patients where a referral to medical services was made for them. Most patients recovered at follow-up (4-14 days).
CONCLUSIONS
Community-based DIC pharmacists potentially contributed to the frontline emergency response, as observed during the COVID-19 crisis in Indonesia.
MeSH
Pharmacy, Pharmacists, Drug Therapy, Pharmaceutical Preparations, Dacarbazine, Covid-19