Role of Canadian pharmacists in managing drug shortage concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic

摘要

On March 9, 2020, Canada confirmed its first death related to COVID-19. Soon after, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic.1 This pandemic has put escalating pressure on Canada’s health care system, increasingly straining the supply of qualified health care providers.2 Pharmacists are currently among those health care professionals on the front line, providing essential health care services such as dispensing, counselling and various clinical services.