Providing pharmacy services at cabin hospitals at the coronavirus epicenter in China

In the Chinese coronavirus epicenter, Wuhan, 16 cabin hospitals were built to admit patients with confirmed coronavirus infection (COVID-19). These cabin hospitals serve the role of effectively quarantine and treat mild cases of patients infected with COVID-19. Each cabin hospital has pharmacists to...

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Published in:International journal of clinical pharmacy 2020-04, Vol.42 (2), p.305-308
Main Authors: Meng, Long, Qiu, Feng, Sun, Shusen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus
Commentary
Coronaviridae
Coronavirus Infections - drug therapy
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Drug stores
Epidemics
Hospitals
Humans
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pandemics
Patients
Pharmacists
Pharmacy
Pharmacy Service, Hospital
Pneumonia, Viral - drug therapy
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
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Summary:In the Chinese coronavirus epicenter, Wuhan, 16 cabin hospitals were built to admit patients with confirmed coronavirus infection (COVID-19). These cabin hospitals serve the role of effectively quarantine and treat mild cases of patients infected with COVID-19. Each cabin hospital has pharmacists to provide services and pharmaceutical care to patients. Pharmacists also provide assistance to cabin hospitals through remote internet platforms across China. In this commentary, we describe pharmacy services at cabin hospitals to share our experiences with the international pharmacy community.
ISSN:2210-7703
2210-7711
DOI:10.1007/s11096-020-01020-5