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Table 1.

Role of the pharmacist in COVID-19 related drug shortages.

Pharmacist Role
• Design overall most evidence-based treatment guidelines. • Conduct drug demand analysis to identify medications of interest in context of the pandemic. • Secure medications on compassionate use basis. • Design specific electronic best practice alerts to ensure proper prescribing of identified COVID-19 therapies. • Advocate for appropriate prescribing and use of therapies. • Formulate special approval procedures for certain medications. • Design appropriate alternative medications and therapeutic options. • Design algorithms to successfully implement medication sparing strategies using pharmacologic and pharmacokinetic knowledge. • Support other providers who are deployed from their routine practice site due to the pandemic. • Collaborate at a global level to share experiences on strategies to mitigate drug shortage.

Pharmacist Role

•
Design overall most evidence-based treatment guidelines.
•
Conduct drug demand analysis to identify medications of interest in context of the pandemic.
•
Secure medications on compassionate use basis.
•
Design specific electronic best practice alerts to ensure proper prescribing of identified COVID-19 therapies.
•
Advocate for appropriate prescribing and use of therapies.
•
Formulate special approval procedures for certain medications.
•
Design appropriate alternative medications and therapeutic options.
•
Design algorithms to successfully implement medication sparing strategies using pharmacologic and pharmacokinetic knowledge.
•
Support other providers who are deployed from their routine practice site due to the pandemic.
•
Collaborate at a global level to share experiences on strategies to mitigate drug shortage.