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AuthorAl-Zaidan, Manal
AuthorIbrahim, Mohamed Izham Mohamed
AuthorGhaith Al-Kuwari, Mohamed
AuthorMohammed, Azza Mustafa
AuthorMohammed, Mansoor Nawaz
AuthorAbdulla, Samya Al
Available date2023-09-06T08:51:19Z
Publication Date2021-01-01
Publication NameJournal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S282079
CitationAl-Zaidan, M., Mohamed Ibrahim, M. I., Al-Kuwari, M. G., Mohammed, A. M., Nawaz Mohammed, M., & Al Abdulla, S. (2021). Qatar's primary health care medication home delivery service: A response toward COVID-19. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 651-657.‏
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/47302
AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has strained health care systems around the world. Pharmacists have made substantial contributions to the health care operations during the COVID-19 response. The Pharmacy Department at Qatar Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) acted proactively to ensure that all patients received their medications and their refilled prescriptions in time and without any disruption. The Medication Home Delivery Service was introduced and implemented for all Qatar residents to prevent unnecessary visits to health centers, minimize the spread of COVID-19 to vulnerable populations, especially those with multiple comorbidities, and protect health care workers from exposure to the virus. Moreover, several other precautionary measures were taken by the PHCC to ensure uninterrupted access to health care, including moving to a virtual health care delivery model. As of September 2020, the service had served around 64,213 patients since its launch in March 2020. In total, 70,357 medications were delivered and 69,092 (98.2%) medication packages were delivered successfully to patients, with an average of 450.8 medication packages delivered per month. Despite various challenges, the PHCC is considering continuing the Medication Home Delivery Service in the long term to continue with a more effective and efficient service for patients during the coming months and years.
Languageen
Publishertaylor and francis
SubjectCOVID-19
Medication home delivery
Pandemic
Pharmacy service
PHCC
Qatar
TitleQatar’s primary health care medication home delivery service: A response toward COVID-19
TypeArticle
Pagination651-657
Volume Number14
dc.accessType Open Access


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