Role of pharmacist during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

MB Visacri, IV Figueiredo… - Research in social and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Since the start of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in December 2019,
pharmacists worldwide are playing a key role adopting innovative strategies to minimize the …

Response to the novel corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic across Africa: successes, challenges, and implications for the future

OO Ogunleye, D Basu, D Mueller, J Sneddon… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has already claimed considerable lives. There are
major concerns in Africa due to existing high prevalence rates for both infectious and non …

Viral pandemics of the last four decades: pathophysiology, health impacts and perspectives

S Roychoudhury, A Das, P Sengupta, S Dutta… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The last four decades has witnessed some of the deadliest viral pandemics with far-reaching
consequences. These include the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)(1981), Severe …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on chronic diseases care follow-up and current perspectives in low resource settings: a narrative review

G Fekadu, F Bekele, T Tolossa, G Fetensa… - … journal of physiology …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Coronavirus is a respiratory disease that spreads globally. The severity and mortality risk of
the disease is significant in the elderly, peoples having co-morbidities, and …

A look into the future of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe: an expert consultation

EN Iftekhar, V Priesemann, R Balling… - The Lancet Regional …, 2021 - thelancet.com
How will the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic develop in the coming months
and years? Based on an expert survey, we examine key aspects that are likely to influence …

A syndemic perspective on the management of non-communicable diseases amid the COVID-19 pandemic in low-and middle-income countries

UN Yadav, B Rayamajhee, SK Mistry… - Frontiers in public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has greatly affected the lives of
people living with non-communicable diseases (PLWNCDs). The health of PLWNCDs …

[HTML][HTML] Primary health care facility preparedness for outpatient service provision during the COVID-19 pandemic in India: cross-sectional study

S Garg, S Basu, R Rustagi… - JMIR public health and …, 2020 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background: Primary health centers (PHCs) represent the first tier of the Indian health care
system, providing a range of essential outpatient services to people living in the rural …

Self-medication-related behaviors and Poland's COVID-19 lockdown

M Makowska, R Boguszewski, M Nowakowski… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has changed the functioning of Polish health
systems. Telemedicine has been developed and access to prescription drugs (Rx) has been …

[PDF][PDF] Self-medication during COVID-19 outbreak: a cross sectional online survey in Dhaka city

M Nasir, A Chowdhury, T Zahan - Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol, 2020 - researchgate.net
Background: Self-medication is a common practice in Bangladesh as it provides a low-cost
alternative for people, which involves inappropriate and injudicious use of medicines treat …

Perspectives of older people with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus towards medication adherence: A qualitative study

S Upamali, S Rathnayake - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Better medication adherence among people with diabetes mellitus was found to
be associated with improved glycaemic control. However, medication non-adherence is a …