Hospital pharmacists' awareness and perspective toward the management of COVID-19 pandemic in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Dalal Salem Al-Dossari Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Zaagi Reem Faisal Bamogaddam Rashid Hamoud Alnajrani Nouf Rashid Alnajrani Hamdan Najib Alajami Raghad Abdullah AlOtaibi Khulood Salim AlShammary Anfal Jamal AlOtaibi Anum Yousaf Sheraz Ali

Published in: Pharmacy practice (2022)

Half of the pharmacists believed that they received required education in the past about epidemics and pandemics, and many follow the recent COVID-19 updates on medicines predominantly from the WHO followed by the government awareness campaigns. Many pharmacists believed they have a key role in the management of epidemics/pandemics via their hospital pharmacy. However, this study identified certain awareness gaps regarding COVID-19, highlighting areas of improvement.

Keyphrases

saudi arabia
coronavirus disease
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healthcare
general practice
acute care
adverse drug
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
infectious diseases
primary care
african american
drug induced