Pharmacists can play a major role in fostering public health by improving the lives of their young patients, including addressing gaps in care as determined by this federal initiative.
Pharmacists can provide education about these medications to patients, physicians, and other pharmacists, and they can improve patient care by navigating various obstacles that can hinder access.
The chief objectives are to reduce the patient’s symptom duration and severity, prevent both acute and delayed complications, and forestall an overspill of the infection to others.