University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Pharmacy, 42nd and Emile, Omaha, NE, USA.
Idaho State Board of Pharmacy, 1199 Shoreline Lane, Boise, ID, USA.
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2018 Dec 1;73(12):3219-3220. doi: 10.1093/jac/dky361.
The transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi to humans through tick bites results in Lyme disease. Appropriate therapy for Lyme disease is antibacterial drugs, most often doxycycline. Patients often approach community pharmacists for self-care assistance with the symptoms of Lyme disease: fever, headache, fatigue and skin rash. Pharmacists with the patient history are trained and capable of appropriately dispensing doxycycline to treat these patients and prevent the spread of infection to the joints, nerves or heart. We challenge restrictions to the appropriate and timely provision of therapy for Lyme disease and encourage the use of community pharmacists in managing these patients.
蜱虫叮咬将伯氏疏螺旋体传播给人类，导致莱姆病。莱姆病的适当治疗方法是使用抗菌药物，最常用的是多西环素。患者通常会向社区药剂师寻求自我护理援助，以缓解莱姆病的症状：发热、头痛、疲劳和皮疹。有患者病史的药剂师经过培训，能够适当配发多西环素来治疗这些患者，并防止感染扩散到关节、神经或心脏。我们对莱姆病治疗的适当和及时提供提出质疑，并鼓励使用社区药剂师来管理这些患者。
