Ahmer Raza Muhammad, Aziz Shireen, Noreen Misbah, Masood Raza Shahid
Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Innov Pharm. 2021 Sep 22;12(4). doi: 10.24926/iip.v12i4.4359. eCollection 2021.
Little attention has been given to characterizing the roles of pharmacists in disasters even though the importance of pharmacists' involvement is widely acknowledged. We amid to review a broad range of pharmacists roles in disasters and their response by numerous reports in the literature. A quantitative content analysis technique was used to gather data consisting of words and phrases from literature regarding pharmacists' roles and their response in disasters. A total of 106 reports were reviewed and screened based on titles and abstracts. Of these, only 20 studies were determined to meet the eligibility criteria for discussion. A total of 7 natural disasters (pandemics, tornadoes, fires, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and storms) were found in the literature. Roles were classified using the Setlak classification scheme, which includes descriptors such as pharmaceutical supply, patient management, policy coordination, and response integration. Pharmaceutical supply was remains the pharmacists' preferred role. It is evident from the literature that pharmacists are uniquely positioned during disasters to provide healthcare continuity and medication.
尽管药剂师参与灾害应对的重要性已得到广泛认可，但对药剂师在灾害中的角色进行描述的关注却很少。我们旨在通过文献中的大量报告来回顾药剂师在灾害中的广泛角色及其应对方式。采用定量内容分析技术收集数据，这些数据由文献中关于药剂师在灾害中的角色及其应对方式的单词和短语组成。基于标题和摘要对总共106份报告进行了审查和筛选。其中，只有20项研究被确定符合讨论的资格标准。文献中发现了总共7种自然灾害（大流行、龙卷风、火灾、地震、洪水、飓风和风暴）。使用Setlak分类方案对角色进行分类，该方案包括药品供应、患者管理、政策协调和应对整合等描述符。药品供应仍然是药剂师首选的角色。从文献中可以明显看出，药剂师在灾害期间具有独特的地位，能够提供医疗保健连续性和药物。
