Drug Topics March 20, 2025
Pharmacists play a critical role in public education, and the potential for expanding clinical services is evident.
In a comprehensive review of pharmacy’s role during the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare expert Jeffery Goad, PharmD, MPH, president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, discussed the transformation pharmacies underwent, highlighting their emergence as essential health care providers beyond traditional medication dispensing. During the interview discussing 5 years since the COVID-19 pandemic, Goad emphasized how pharmacies rapidly scaled operations, implementing innovative strategies to manage unprecedented vaccination and testing demands while simultaneously confronting significant challenges like staffing shortages, personal protective equipment limitations, and widespread misinformation.
Pharmacies demonstrated remarkable adaptability by mobilizing entire teams, including pharmacy technicians and student pharmacists, to administer vaccines and conduct...
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