ПРЕДИЗВИКАТЕЛСТВА ПРЕД ФАРМАЦЕВТИТЕ В УСЛОВИЯТА НА БИОЛОГИЧНО ОГНИЩЕ НА ПОРАЖЕНИЕ
PHARMACISTS CHALENGES INTO AREA OF BIOLOGICAL DAMAGE

Summary/Abstract: The evolving pandemic caused by the emerging coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has changed the healthcare systems activities into medical support provision. In each unit of medical care, regardless of outpatient or inpatient, restructuring and changes in the established organization and the approved standard operating procedures were required. The continuing increase in the number of people affected by the coronavirus among the population is a challenge for any medical professional.There are numerous studies and publications on the difficulties in providing emergency and urgent pre-hospital care. These are many times surpassed by publications examining the challenges to the diagnosis, treatment and recovery of those infected in hospital care facilities and the practices of general practitioners. In the recent months, more and more scientific papers and materials in the general information and social media have examined in details the stages of creation, production and distribution of a reliable vaccine against the causative agent of COVID-19. Analyzing the ever-increasing volume of medical and non-medical scientific and information materials on the various aspects and negative effects of the pandemic, the relatively small number of publications on the challenges and difficulties of pharmacists, undeservedly not mentioned among life-saving medical professionals, into the protection, preservation and restoration of the health of population in the conditions of a rapidly developing area of biological damage, has to be noted.The purpose of this publication is to analyze some of the challenges faced by pharmacists and assistant pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic.Materials and methods: The dangers and risk factors to which the medical specialists working in the pharmacy network are exposed in case of a developing area of biological damage are analyzed and presented through descriptive and comparative analyzes.Results and discussion: The analysis of the peculiarities of the working environment of pharmacists and the changes that occur in it due to increased contact with clients who have suspected symptoms of coronavirus infection or have been in contact with infected with SARS-CoV-2 are divided in several groups depending on their negative impact, as well as depending on the activities that require to be undertaken to modify and mitigate the severity of the consequences.Conclusions: Based on the results of the analyzes, the pronounced negative impact of the developing focus of biological damage on the mental and physical health of pharmacists was proved. Basic recommendations for reducing the level of risk for those working in the pharmacy network in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic have been made.

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