id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-283612-tzaa82kb Hedima, Erick Wesley Community Pharmacists: On the frontline of health service against COVID-19 in LMICs 2020-04-17 .txt text/plain 2155 131 49 Therefore, in the midst of a public health crisis of the current magnitude, it is crucial to examine roles and activities that community pharmacists can undertake to help in relieving pressure and providing cushion in other areas of the health service, such as general practice and emergency departments. The medication distribution system in Nigeria is in a state of chaos and consists of open drug markets, and the activities of patent and proprietary medicine vendors (PMV), community pharmacies, private and public hospitals, importer, distributors and wholesalers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. 10 According to World Health Organisation (WHO), rational use of drugs necessitate that patients receive 'medicines appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses, that meet their own individual requirements, for an adequate period of time, and at the lowest cost to them and their community'. ./cache/cord-283612-tzaa82kb.txt ./txt/cord-283612-tzaa82kb.txt