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Farm Comunitarios. Forthcoming 2023. doi: 10.33620/FC.2173-9218.(2023).25

Community pharmacists’ perceptions about their performance and professional involvement in the dispensing and free delivery of antigen tests for COVID-19 self-diagnosis to the Madrid Autonomous Region population

López Moreno O1, Ortega Gutiérrez C2, Vázquez García C3, Lledó Polo P4
1. Vice President of the Official College of Pharmacists of Madrid 2. Head of the Pharmacoeconomics Area of ​​the Official College of Pharmacists of Madrid. 3. Head of Innovation and Development of the Official College of Pharmacists of Madrid. 4. Responsible for Scientific Advice of the Official College of Pharmacists of Madrid.
López O, Ortega C, Vázquez C, Lledó P. Community pharmacists’ perceptions about their performance and professional involvement in the dispensing and free delivery of antigen tests for COVID-19 self-diagnosis to the Madrid Autonomous Region population. Farm Comunitarios. Forthcoming 2023. doi: 10.33620/FC.2173-9218.(2023).25
Abstract : 

Introducción: En 2021, la Comunidad de Madrid intensificó su lucha contra la pandemia incorporando la red de farmacias comunitarias a su programa de salud pública para la detección precoz, vigilancia y control de la COVID-19. En concreto, las farmacias participaron en la realización de pruebas rápidas de antígenos para el diagnóstico de la infección por SARS-CoV-2 y entregaron a la población kits de autoprueba gratuitos. Desde el Colegio Oficial de Farmacéuticos de Madrid se ha realizado un estudio para evaluar la implicación profesional y el papel de los farmacéuticos comunitarios, así como el grado de información demandada por el público durante la distribución de los autoservicios. -kits de prueba.

Methods: This was an observational, cross-sectional, prospective study that employed online surveys collected between May 4th and 17th 2022.

Results: 76.8 % of pharmacists offered technical information to approximately 58 % of users that came to retrieve their self-testing kits. 26 % of users returned for additional advice, and 1/3 of users asked for the test to be conducted in the pharmacy. The most frequent intervention (61 %) was providing information on test usage and interpretation. In most cases (56.7 %), pharmacists spent between 1-5 minutes in the distribution of self-testing kits, with a lower percentage (20.3 %) spending between 5-10 minutes. Notably, 98.3 % of pharmacists identified that this public health campaign altered their daily workflow, with 86 % considering that there should have been financial compensation for their involvement.

Conclusiones: Este estudio destacó el papel crucial que desempeñaron los farmacéuticos en la campaña de salud pública contra el COVID-19. Además, reflejó las opiniones de los farmacéuticos sobre su participación en esta función novedosa, separada de su flujo de trabajo tradicional, que en última instancia contribuyó a mejorar la salud de la población. 

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