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Pharmacy interventions on COVID-19 in Europe: mapping current practices and a scoping review

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dc.contributor.authorCosta, Suzete
dc.contributor.authorRomão, Mariana
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Maria
dc.contributor.authorHorta, Rute
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, António Teixeira
dc.contributor.authorCarneiro, António Vaz
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Paula
dc.contributor.authorMallarini, Erika
dc.contributor.authorNaci, Huseyin
dc.contributor.authorBabar, Zaheer-Ud-Din
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-03T14:01:42Z
dc.date.available2022-08-03T14:01:42Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by- nc-nd/4.0/).pt_PT
dc.description.abstractBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic has put community pharmacists at the frontline of prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. Pharmacies had to reorganize and implement several different interventions and measures within a very short time frame. Objectives: 1) To map the current reported practice and trends and to review the literature on pharmacy-based interventions on COVID-19 provided in Europe; 2) To identify knowledge gaps and future avenues for pharmacy research, policy, and practice in response to public health emergencies. Methods: We used a mixed methods approach combining country mapping of current practices of pharmacy interventions on COVID-19 reported by pharmacy associations in Europe with a scoping review of published literature. Results: We mapped current practices on 31 pharmacy interventions on COVID-19 in 32 countries in Europe. Almost all preventive measures to reduce health risks have been provided in most countries. Other frequent interventions reflected preparedness for stockpiling, increased demand for services and products, and important patient care interventions exceeding dispensing role. Expanded powers granted to pharmacies and legislation passed in view of COVID-19 enabled services that improve access to medicines and relevant products, patient screening and referral including point-of-care antigen testing, support to vulnerable patients, and COVID-19 vaccination. We identified 9 studies conducted in pharmacies in 7 countries in Europe. Most studies are cross-sectional and/or descriptive. Pharmacy associations played an important supporting role by developing and updating guidance and emergency plans to assist community pharmacists. Conclusions: A wide array of pharmacy interventions on COVID-19 was implemented in several countries within a very short time frame. Research on pharmacy interventions on COVID-19 is still in its infancy but confirmed the wide array of interventions provided and expanded powers granted to pharmacies. These findings may provide a significant impact to improve pharmacy research, policy, and practice in response to future public health emergencies in Europe and globally.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationRes Social Adm Pharm. 2022 Aug;18(8):3338-3349pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.12.003pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1934-8150
dc.identifier.issn1551-7411
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/54047
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/research-in-social-and-administrative-pharmacypt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_PT
dc.subjectCommunity pharmacypt_PT
dc.subjectEuropept_PT
dc.subjectPandemicpt_PT
dc.subjectPublic healthpt_PT
dc.subjectScoping reviewpt_PT
dc.titlePharmacy interventions on COVID-19 in Europe: mapping current practices and a scoping reviewpt_PT
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oaire.citation.titleResearch in Social and Administrative Pharmacypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume18pt_PT
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person.givenNameAntónio
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