Significance of Pharmacist’s Role in Keeping the People Healthy in Pandemic Situations
Suruchi Singh *
Department of Pharmacology, Glocal School of Pharmacy, Glocal University, Mirzapur Pole, Saharanpur, 247121 Uttar Pradesh, India.
Satish Kumar Sharma
Department of Pharmacology, Glocal School of Pharmacy, Glocal University, Mirzapur Pole, Saharanpur, 247121 Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
As the lockdown situation progressed in COVID-19 pandemic, national pharmacy role players became major front line workers for maintaining accessibility of health care utilities. Pharmacists have been handling in-house deliveries of essentials, reducing burden on health care, along with attending patients with other ailments. Since pharmacists are representatives directly associated with public health concerns, there is need for disseminating awareness in pharmacists to maintain the health conditions of the people living in the pandemic situation. Pharmacy Colleges and representatives of public health interests were subjected to systematic literature review regarding publicly reported pharmacist positions. It is concluded that respondents having much experience are intended to perceive a pharmacist's position as being essential to health care providers relative to the individuals who have less experience. The findings of this research can be beneficial for educating pharmacists in order to achieve the goal of keeping the people healthy in the pandemic situations.
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists, public health, pharmacy education.