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cord-281298-qheq9lc8	Merks, Piotr	The legal extension of the role of pharmacists in light of the COVID-19 global pandemic	2020-06-12		.txt	text/plain	2154	149	48	Some of the novel legal extensions aimed at aiding overloaded healthcare systems are as follows: authorisation to prepare hand and surface disinfectants, eligibility to renew chronic treatment prescriptions, as well as filling pro auctore and pro familia prescriptions by pharmacists, performing COVID-19, influenza, and Group A Streptococcus screening tests, and vaccine administration. The important role of pharmacies, which form an integral part of 43 the healthcare system, should be emphasised in the daily delivery of medicines, therapeutics, vaccines, and key health services to the public. The role of pharmacies in a crisis, such as the current pandemic, is of crucial importance because they are often the first and the last point of contact with the health care system for 48 patients who need reliable information and advice. [2] [3] [4] Pharmacists play an important role in patient care during a pandemic both in 51 community pharmacies 5, 6 and in the hospital setting.	./cache/cord-281298-qheq9lc8.txt	./txt/cord-281298-qheq9lc8.txt