Hasen Gemmechu, Edris Rashed, Chala Gadisa, Tefera Yesuneh, Hussen Hawi, Tekassa Tamirat, Suleman Sultan
School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jimma University, P.O. Box: 378, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Laboratory of Drug Quality (JuLaDQ), Jimma University, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
J Pharm Policy Pract. 2021 Jan 4;14(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s40545-020-00285-5.
The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic is putting a huge strain on healthcare systems and is a turning point for the beginning of a global health crisis of an unprecedented condition. As such, the provision of quality pharmacy services particularly, dispensing practice with pre-existing challenges in resource-limited settings is a grave concern in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, in this commentary we described the pattern of dispensing practice in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic by evaluating the current condition of drug dispensing practice in drug retail outlets of Jimma Town.
2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行给医疗系统带来了巨大压力,是一场前所未有的全球卫生危机开始的转折点。因此,在COVID-19大流行时代,提供高质量的药学服务,尤其是在资源有限的环境中存在现有挑战的配药实践,是一个严重关切的问题。因此,在本评论中,我们通过评估吉马镇药店的药品配药实践现状,描述了COVID-19大流行期间的配药实践模式。