COVID-19: Guidelines for pharmacists in South Africa
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
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| Title | COVID-19: Guidelines for pharmacists in South Africa | |
| Creator | Schellack, Natalie Coetzee, Monique Schellack, Gustav Gijzelaar, Michelle Hassim, Zeenat Milne, Marnus Bronkhorst, Elmien Padayachee, Neelaveni Singh, Nirasha Kolman, Sonya Gray, Andrew L. | |
| Description | Since the outbreak of COVID-19, and its declaration as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), the reliance on pharmacists as one of the first points of contact within the healthcare system has been highlighted. This evidence-based review is aimed at providing guidance for pharmacists in community, hospital and other settings in South Africa, on the management of patients with suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. The situation is rapidly evolving, and new evidence continues to emerge on a daily basis. This guidance document takes into account and includes newly available evidence and recommendations, particularly around the following aspects relating to COVID-19:EpidemiologyThe virus, its modes of transmission and incubation periodSymptom identification, including the differentiation between influenza, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis and COVID-19Social media myths and misinformationTreatment guidelines and medicines that may need to be kept in stockTreatment and prevention options, including an update on vaccine developmentThe case for and against the use of NSAIDs, ACE-inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) in patients with COVID-19Interventions and patient counselling by the pharmacist.It is critical, though, that pharmacists access the most recent and authoritative information to guide their practice. Key websites that can be relied upon are:World Health Organization (WHO): https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD): https://www.nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-index/covid-19/National Department of Health (NDoH): http://www.health.gov.za/index.php/outbreaks/145-corona-virus-outbreak/465-corona-virus-outbreak; https://sacoronavirus.co.za/ | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2020-06-10 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajid.v35i1.206 | |
| Source | Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases; Vol 35, No 1 (2020); 10 pages 2313-1810 2312-0053 | |
| Language | eng | |
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