Pharmacy Times March 12, 2025
Jeanette Y. Wick, MBA, RPh, FASCP

The pandemic showcased the resiliency and adaptability of pharmacists.

COVID-19 has reached its fifth anniversary, and although everyone had hoped it would be long gone by now, scientists suspected it would settle into its current iteration. The COVID-19 pandemic led to approximately 37 million excess deaths from COVID-19 as well as all causes, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes in individuals whose care was limited.1,2 The pandemic also caused an increased number of deaths from alcohol, drugs, and vehicular accidents.3,4 Although the numbers are sobering, the anniversary provides an opportunity to look at what we’ve learned and what has changed.

SYMPTOMS HAVE CHANGED

The symptoms of COVID-19 have been a conundrum since the pandemic’s start. Most infected individuals experience influenza-like...

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