#54 – Connecting with our Colleagues: COVID-19 Treatments in Community Pharmacies

Dr. Jennifer Morrow joins Dr. Rachel Britt (@RachelBPharmD) on this bonus episode of the Breakpoints podcast to discuss how the introduction of COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines has affected community pharmacy teams and workflows. Also mentioned are the recent Test to Treat initiative, impacts on future community pharmacy practice, and ways inpatient providers can help our community colleagues.

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References:

• https://aspr.hhs.gov/TestToTreat/Documents/Fact-Sheet.pdf
• Torres, N. S., Abercrombie, J. J., Srinivasan, A., Lopez-Ribot, J. L., Ramasubramanian, A. K., & Leung, K. P. (2016). Screening a commercial library of pharmacologically active small molecules against staphylococcus aureus biofilms. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, doi:10.1128/AAC.00377-16
• ASPR. (2022). COVID-19 therapeutics locator. Retrieved from https://covid-19-therapeutics-locator-dhhs.hub.arcgis.com/
• Dunn, A. (2021). Texas appeals court: Judge had no authority to order ivermectin for patient suffering from COVID-19 aftereffects. Retrieved from https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2021/11/22/texas-appeals-court-judge-had-no-authority-to-order-ivermectin-for-patient-suffering-from-covid-aftereffects/
• Services, Howard Fischer Capitol Media. (). Pharmacists would have to fill ivermectin prescriptions for COVID under arizona proposal. Arizona Daily Star Retrieved from https://tucson.com/news/local/pharmacists-would-have-to-fill-ivermectin-prescriptions-for-covid-under-arizona-proposal/article_eca12e7c-5781-11ec-a775-cb73d778d4fb.html
• Sexton, A. (2022, -01-19). Bill would make it easier to obtain ivermectin in new hampshire. Wmur Retrieved from https://www.wmur.com/article/ivermectin-new-hampshire-state-house-bill/38817240
• Saunders, J. (2022). No ‘legal right’ to force use of ivermectin, court says. Retrieved from https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/01/29/no-legal-right-to-force-use-of-ivermectin-court-says/
• Tidd, J. (2022, -01-27). Kansas bill would force pharmacists to fill ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine as off-label COVID treatment. The Topeka Capital-Journal Retrieved from https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/coronavirus/2022/01/25/kansas-politicians-off-label-ivermectin-hydroxychloroquine-covid-treatment-pharmacists/9198489002/