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Res Social Adm Pharm
. 2020 May 19;S1551-7411(20)30569-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.05.017. Online ahead of print.
Global Drug Shortages Due to COVID-19: Impact on Patient Care and Mitigation Strategies
Hisham A Badreldin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bassam Atallah[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) arising from Wuhan, China, is currently outbreaking worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic. COVID-19 could cause a wide range of symptoms ranging from self-limiting fever, sore throat, and cough to more severe symptoms that could lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome. As a result of the lockdown and increased demand, drug shortages could become a growing global issue. This article aims to shed light on the potential impact of drug shortages as a result of this pandemic on patient outcomes and the role of pharmacists and pharmacy policymakers in alleviating this emerging problem.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Drug shortage; Pandemic; Pharmacist; Policymaker.
. 2020 May 19;S1551-7411(20)30569-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.05.017. Online ahead of print.
Global Drug Shortages Due to COVID-19: Impact on Patient Care and Mitigation Strategies
Hisham A Badreldin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bassam Atallah[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32446652
- DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.05.017
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) arising from Wuhan, China, is currently outbreaking worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic. COVID-19 could cause a wide range of symptoms ranging from self-limiting fever, sore throat, and cough to more severe symptoms that could lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome. As a result of the lockdown and increased demand, drug shortages could become a growing global issue. This article aims to shed light on the potential impact of drug shortages as a result of this pandemic on patient outcomes and the role of pharmacists and pharmacy policymakers in alleviating this emerging problem.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Drug shortage; Pandemic; Pharmacist; Policymaker.