Ahmad Ajaz, Alkharfy Khalid M, Alrabiah Ziyad, Alhossan Abdulaziz
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia.
J Pharm Policy Pract. 2020 Jul 11;13:41. doi: 10.1186/s40545-020-00243-1. eCollection 2020.
The latest outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic has placed a significant effect on health care system around the world. This article discusses the role of pharmacists in Saudi Arabia during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Pharmacists are an important part of everyday healthcare in Saudi Arabia. Pharmacists helped to protect the public from Covid-19 pandemic disease by participating in various initiatives including health education and promotion, medication dispensing, medication reconciliation, medication and patient counselling, training for self-management in current outbreak and emergency preparedness. Full utilization of skills of pharmacists boosted the safety response of Saudi Arabia to Covid-19 pandemic.
新冠疫情的最新爆发对全球医疗保健系统产生了重大影响。本文讨论了沙特阿拉伯药剂师在当前新冠疫情期间所发挥的作用。药剂师是沙特阿拉伯日常医疗保健的重要组成部分。药剂师通过参与包括健康教育与推广、药品调配、用药核对、药物及患者咨询、当前疫情期间自我管理培训以及应急准备等各种举措,帮助保护公众免受新冠疫情疾病的侵害。充分利用药剂师的技能提升了沙特阿拉伯应对新冠疫情的安全响应能力。