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cord-327017-b2refzfw	Elbeddini, Ali	Pharmacist intervention amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: from direct patient care to telemedicine	2020-05-27		.txt	text/plain	1624	86	49	title: Pharmacist intervention amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: from direct patient care to telemedicine Telehealth has been shown to be a resource-effective way to deliver pharmacist services and to enhance patient care [3] . Fortunately, many pharmacy services can be delivered over the phone, but the question arises about whether the quality of care by virtual means is on par with that of direct patient care. A randomized controlled trial looked at a telemedicine consultation device known as "GeriMedRisk" in the long-term care setting, and concluded that it feasible intervention to deliver virtual healthcare services to geriatric patients [6] . This could drastically improve the access to and quality of patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic, but also moving forward. While many pharmacists currently use deprescribing as a means to optimize their patients' health, it is not clear whether this practice is ideal during the pandemic. Many healthcare providers, including pharmacists, play an important role in delivering this service to patients.	./cache/cord-327017-b2refzfw.txt	./txt/cord-327017-b2refzfw.txt