Citation

Watson KE, Van Haaften D, Horon K, Tsuyuki RT. Can Pharm J (Ott) 2020; 153(3): 129-131.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1715163520916921

PMID

32528591 PMCID

Abstract

In terms of mitigating the health-related impacts of disasters, pharmacists are the unsung heroes. Without them, there would be no medications for patients in need during and following a disaster or emergency. These days, pharmacists offer more than just logistics and dispensing during emergencies, which parallels the evolution of the profession.

Pharmacists have always been assisting in emergencies but previously have rarely been recognized for their contributions. Before 2001, pharmacists were only acknowledged for their primary role in logistics--getting drugs to where they were needed in an emergency.1,2 Figure 1 illustrates the evolution of pharmacists' roles in disasters as outlined in the literature...

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