Alumni series: services provided by community pharmacists during COVID-19 pandemic / Mohd Shah Rezan Hamzah

• Main Author: Hamzah, Mohd Shah Rezan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Pharmacy 2023
• Subjects: Medical care; Pharmaceutical ethics; Pharmaceutical supplies
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/101495/1/101495.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/101495/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Patients faced interruptions in seeking healthcare during the outbreak of coronavirus disease due to fear of infection, difficulty reaching physicians or healthcare facilities, and medicine supply interruptions. Despite adhering to some rules and restrictions throughout the pandemic, community pharmacies have remained accessible to the public and have worked on the front lines, providing essential services with the aim of ensuring the continuity of healthcare in the community. COVID-19 has led to a paradigm shift in community pharmacists' roles from dispensing medications to providing patient-centered care.