scholarly journals Community Pharmacy Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
pp. 18-26
Author(s):  
Ana Mendonça ◽  
Cátia Santos ◽  
Isabel C. Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Community Pharmacy Services ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Care Community ◽  
Personalized Care ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Health Products

Background. As a central part of the healthcare system, the community pharmacies are afflicted by the repercussions of the pandemic. Therefore, they have to adapt their services according to the needs of their communities. Objective. This article presents a systematic review with the aim to identify the additional services that community pharmacies are providing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. The PubMed, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect databases were searched systematically for relevant articles between December 2019 and April 2020, using “Community Pharmacy,” “Services,” “COVID-19,” “Coronavirus,” and “Pandemic” as the keywords. Fifty-nine articles in English, Portuguese, or Spanish were obtained and after applying the filtering criteria, nine of them were selected and included in the study. Results. Community pharmacies should provide pharmaceutical services that are according to the needs of the communities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, changes of these services must be in line with the common goal of preventing the spread of the disease. In addition to the pre-existing services such as medication dispensing and personalized care, community pharmacists must promote other types of services, for example, informing, advising, and educating the community, maintaining a stable supply of pharmaceuticals and health products, and screening of suspected cases. Conclusion. While remaining engaged in the coordinated efforts, community pharmacists should apply innovations in their practices to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

scholarly journals Provision of community pharmacy services during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia – experiences and future implications

2022 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 02005
Author(s):  
Kristiina Sepp ◽  
Kadi Lubi ◽  
Hedvig Rass ◽  
Daisy Volmer
Keyword(s):  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Emergency Situation ◽  
Community Pharmacy Services ◽  
Shared Responsibility ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Textual Content

The spread of COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 had significant impact on the functioning of the existing healthcare system and required fast adaption to new circumstances for continuing with daily practices. Community pharmacists shared responsibility of ensuring supply of medicines and medical devices, educating people on health related issues, providing pharmaceutical care etc. The aim of this study was to understand how the provision of community pharmacy services changed during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in spring of 2020 in Estonia. Qualitative in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted. Recorded interviews with community pharmacists (n = 21) and experts (n =10) were transcribed verbatim and a systematic text condensation method for textual content analysis was performed. The findings indicated that a number of changes took place in provision of community pharmacy services to assure continuity in providing high-quality pharmacy services in crisis, including addressing difficulties in the supply of medicines; at the same time, to acquire new knowledge for counselling health related topics and personal protective equipment, and to provide psychological support to people in stress. Pandemic had an impact on the content and structure of traditional community pharmacy services in Estonia. The need for expanded professional role of pharmacists was clearly expressed in an emergency situation.

scholarly journals A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Community Pharmacy Services Aimed at the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 699-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Sabater-Hernández ◽  
Marta Sabater-Galindo ◽  
Fernando Fernandez-Llimos ◽  
Inajara Rotta ◽  
Lutfun N. Hossain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Community Pharmacy Services ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease

scholarly journals Applying a whole systems lens to the general practice crisis: cross-sectional survey looking at usage of community pharmacy services in England by patients with long-term respiratory conditions

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. e032310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Mawfek Khaled Hindi ◽  
Ellen Ingrid Schafheutle ◽  
Sally Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Interpersonal Skills ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Community Pharmacy Services ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Pharmacy Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Evidence

ObjectiveUK policy initiatives aiming to extend community pharmacy services to moderate patient demands and to reduce general practitioners’ (GPs) workload have had limited success. This study used marketing theory to identify factors that could influence patients to make better use of community pharmacies within the primary care pathway.DesignCross-sectional postal survey design applying the ‘7Ps marketing mix’ (‘product’, ‘price’, ‘place’, ‘promotion’, ‘people’, ‘process’ and ‘physical evidence’).SettingGreater Manchester, England.ParticipantsPatients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease registered at two GP practices.Primary outcomePatient preference for community pharmacy services.ResultsThe response rate was 29% (289/1003). Most respondents preferred to use GP practices for invasive/diagnostic services (product) while preferring using community pharmacy for medicines supply and minor ailments (place). Stronger preference for using GP practices over community pharmacy was significantly associated with gender (male>female), age group (≥65 years) and healthcare services previously accessed at the pharmacy. Respondents perceived they would be more likely to use community pharmacy services if pharmacists offered them enough time to discuss any concerns (73.3%) (price), if community pharmacies had private/clean consultation rooms (70%–73%) (physical evidence) and if pharmacy staff had strong interpersonal skills (68%–70%) (people). Respondents were divided on likelihood of using community pharmacy services if pharmacists could access their whole medical record but wanted pharmacists to add information about their visit (59.6%) (process). Respondents would be encouraged to use community pharmacy for healthcare services if they were offered services by pharmacy staff or recommended/referred to services by their GP (44%) (promotion).ConclusionsUsing the 7Ps marketing mix highlighted that community pharmacies having staff with strong interpersonal skills, good quality consultation rooms and integrated information systems could positively influence patients to use community pharmacies for management of long-term conditions. There are opportunities for community pharmacies to alleviate GP workload, but a whole system approach will be necessary.

scholarly journals A Systematic Review of the Effects of Continuing Education Programs on Providing Clinical Community Pharmacy Services

2016 ◽  
Vol 80 (5) ◽  
pp. 88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Roque Obreli-Neto ◽  
Tiago Marques dos Reis ◽  
Camilo Molino Guidoni ◽  
Edmarlon Girotto ◽  
Marisabelle Lima Guerra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Community Pharmacy Services ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Clinical Community

scholarly journals Clinical outcomes of community pharmacy services: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. e567-e587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cancan Yuan ◽  
Yiwen Ding ◽  
Keruo Zhou ◽  
Yuankai Huang ◽  
Xiaoyu Xi
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Community Pharmacy Services ◽  
Pharmacy Services
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