Emergency compounding of COVID-19 medicines: A readiness programme to up-skill pharmacy graduates in Namibia
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چکیده
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequitable access to medicines in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly due limited capabilities for local manufacture. Aim: To describe priority medicine lists and critical skill sets required an emergency compounding of training programme. Methods: An evaluation the readiness programme University Namibia pharmacy graduates. main outcomes were enhanced compounding, quality control, regulation medicines. Data on thematically analysed. Results: Fifty- eight graduates demonstrated competence regulation, provision therapeutic information A list a skills set developed. Conclusions: upskilling potential address inequalities rapid response control epidemics.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pharmacy Education
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1477-2701', '1560-2214']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2020.202.117123