Pharmacy Precautions During Flu Season
The recent COVID19 outbreak has shown the world the importance of taking precautionary measures with healthcare, and it has shown pharmacies that they must be fully stocked and ready to meet the public’s needs at all times. This holds true for more common influenza outbreaks as well, which causes an average of 12,200 hospitalizations and 3,500 deaths each year in Canada. Pharmacies play a critical role in healthcare during flu season and rely on pharmaceutical suppliers to provide them with the products their customers want and need. An Ounce of Prevention Suppliers of prescription medications, over the counter remedies and medical devices, must have access to a thorough, concise and up-to-date pharmacy database , particularly during flu season. This is essential to providing drug stores with the medications and products they need to combat the effects and stop the spread of infectious disease. Medical professionals tell their patients that prevention is the best form of