Pharmacists and pharmacy services in COVID-19 literature: A bibliometirc analysis
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Thabit, Abrar K.; Alsulmi, Wajd S.; Aljereb, Nourah M.; Khojah, Omnia M.; Almehdar, Khadeja O.; Cobo Martín, Manuel Jesús; Jose, Jimmy; Vélez Estévez, AntonioEditorial
Elsevier
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Pharmacists Pharmacy COVID-19
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2023Referencia bibliográfica
Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy 9 (2023) 100243 [10.1016/j.rcsop.2023.100243]
Resumen
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had an enormous impact on the global economy and healthcare. Pharmacists
were vitalmembers of the healthcare system, and they participated in various strategies to reduce the effect of the pandemic.
Numerous papers were published discussing their roles during the pandemic. Bibliometric analysis was used to
measure the impact of publications on this topic and assessed them qualitatively and quantitatively over a specific
time.
Objective: Evaluate published literature pertaining to the roles of pharmacists and pharmacy services during the
pandemic and identify gaps.
Methods: An electronic search was conducted on PubMed database using a specific query. Eligible publications were
published in English between January 2020 and January 2022 and discussed the role of pharmacists, pharmacies,
and pharmacy departments during the pandemic. Clinical trials, studies on pharmacy education/training, and conference
abstracts were excluded.
Results: Of 954 records retrieved, 338 (35.4%) from 67 countries were included. Most papers (n=113; 33.4%) were
from the community pharmacy sector, followed by the clinical pharmacy sector (n = 89; 26.3%). Sixty-one (18%)
papers were multinational, mostly involving two countries. The average number of citations of the included papers
was 6 times (range 0–89). The most common MeSH terms were ‘humans’, ‘hospitals’, and ‘telemedicine’, where the
former frequently co-appeared with the terms ‘COVID-19’ and ‘pharmacists.’
Conclusions: Results fromthis study illustrate the innovative and proactive strategies developed by pharmacists during
the pandemic. Pharmacists from around the world are encouraged to share their experiences for stronger healthcare
systems to counter future pandemics and environmental disasters.