by Order of the Ministry of health’I set standard pharmaceutical care "COVID-19». It applies to all legal entities irrespective of their organizational-legal forms and forms of ownership, physical persons - entrepreneurs who carry out economic activities wholesale and retail trade of medicinal products and have a license.
According to by order of the Ministry of health from March 13, 2020 No. 663 “optimization of measures to prevent and dissemination on the territory of Ukraine of cases COVID-19» , sets the standards for medical and pharmaceutical care COVID-19.
Also the order the MINISTRY of health established the operational headquarters for the prevention and the spread in Ukraine of cases COVID-19. It is headed by the Minister of health Ilya Yemets, a member of staff also includes the Deputy health Minister, chief sanitary doctor of Ukraine Victor Liashko, as well as leading infectious disease in the country.
the order States that when contacting persons with complaints from the respiratory system, the pharmacist (a pharmacist) must’to find out the presence / absence of characteristic symptoms (cough, fever, shortness of breath) and to raise the question about travel history to countries with local transmission COVID-19 and contact with infected SARS-CoV-2 people. If the answer is negative (the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 is unlikely), the patient is assisted according to the protocols of the pharmacist (pharmacist) with leave of OTC drugs. If you have symptoms (cough, fever, shortness of breath) and lack of travel history to infected regions and contacts with infected people (the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 is unlikely) the individual would receive assistance according to the protocols of the pharmacist (pharmacist) with leave of OTC drugs, if necessary, citizens are directed to the doctor.
Notes in pharmacy institution should be organized a special workflow conditions to ensure the protection of pharmaceutical workers in contact with persons who may be infected with COVID-19, and developed an action plan in emergency situation, the presence of the first manifestations of respiratory symptoms employees. Pharmaceutical employees are encouraged to use means of individual protection and desperate working environment, production and office space.