National Resources

 

Austria

• News and further information on Covid-19
• Reporting obligation for suspected cases, illnesses and deaths of Covid-19
• General mobile app
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Information material from the Ministry of Health
• Current measures by the Ministry of Health
• Recommendations from the Ministry of Health
• Information on employment law, collective Agreement, short term work

Belgium

• Poster for pharmacists 
• How to ensure that your pharmacy remains a “safe” work area.
• Information on Covid-19
• Guidelines for Healthcare Professionals
• Info for Healthcare Professionals
• Posters for information (French, Dutch, German)
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Communication on avoiding stockpiling in pharmacies
• Daily reports (French, Dutch)
• Campaign to encourage chronic patients to bring an updated medication scheme in the event of hospitalization

Bulgaria

• Updates from the Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Union
• Information from the Ministry of Health for citizens, HCPs and with new government measures
• Information from the National Health Institute
• Frequently Asked Questions

Croatia

• National website on the coronavirus
• Information for HCP how to address possible infections
• General info for workers
• Frequently Asked Questions by the Ministry of Health (in Croatian, in English) 
• Frequently Asked Questions for the pharmacy staff
• Updates and recommendation from the Ministry of Health
• Updates by the Croatian Pharmaceutical Society (HFD)
• What to know about the pandemic
• Recommendations to pharmacists
• Prescribing and dispensing information
• Recommendations to HCPs
• Leaflet – hand hygiene 
• Prevention when working with patients
• Home delivery of medicines in collaboration with the Red Cross
• Recommendations from the national health institute

Cyprus

• Official Website on Covid-19
• Information by the Cypriot Chamber of Pharmacists
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Leaflets: Symptoms & Protection, Helplines, COVID-19 in simplified language
• Guidelines for HCPs (protective equipment, its rational use, dealing with suspicious cases)

Czech Republic

• Updates by the Czech Chamber of Pharmacists
• Information by the Ministry of Health
• Recommendation for HCP
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Mobile App for real-time updates
• Downloadable infographics
• Recommendations from the National Health Institute
• Recommendations for respiratory diseases
• Separate mental health support lines for pharmacists and public (other contacts)
• Respirators for pharmacists
• New measures and legislation

Denmark

• Updates by the Danish Pharmacists Association
• Information on Covid-19
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Downloadable infographics
• Information from the Ministry of Health
• Facts about Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine
• List of planned or ongoing approved trials
• Free medicine for the homeless

Estonia

• Information for pharmacists
• Information from the Ministry of Health
• Guide for HCP for COVID-19 (Estonian, in Russian here)
• Infographics, publications and guides

Finland

• Updates on Covid-19 in Finland (number of cases, main government measures, situation in Europe and the world, information for travellers)
• Guide to prevent new Covid-19 infections
• Cleaning instructions to prevent Covid-19 infections
• Suspection of Covid-19 infection
• Recording of Covid-19 infections in patients records
• Online tool for symptom evaluation
• Latest updates on Covid-19 in Finland, Europe and the world
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Information from the National Health Institute
• Corona-Info chat

France

• Latest updates for pharmacists
• COVID-19 Pharmacy Control List
• Frequently Asked Questions for pharmacists on COVID-19
• Frequently Asked Questions for pharmacists on protection
• Management of covid-19 in pharmacies
• Practical advice for pharmacists Stage 3 of the epidemic
• Covid-19 measurements – Poster 1
• Covid-19 measurements – Poster 2
• French Pharmacy students offer help to professional colleagues
• New mask distribution guidelines
• Practical advice at the pharmacy (USPO)
• Frequently Asked Questions (USPO)
• Paracetamol: Limitation of delivery
• Requests for student help in pharmacies
• COVID 19 – Procedure for returning home, living with a person at risk, for going out
• Information from the National Health Institute
• Infographics published by the Chamber today to thank pharmacists across the supply chain 
• Newsletter explaining what pharmacists are doing

Germany 

• Information by the Federal Union of German Pharmacists Associations (ABDA)
• Updates by the Ministry for Health
• Frequently Asked Questions: 
• Downloadable Information
• Information from Infection Protection
• Downloadable Infographics: hygiene tips, hand hygiene (how to, when to)
• Recommendation on safe work environment
• ABDA President answering on COVID-19
• Campaign # Indispensable: Together against Corona

Greece

• Guidelines and Recommendations of the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association to Coronavirus Pharmacies
• Recommendations and instructions for covid-19 medicines
• International health advisors of the international federation of medicines
• Annex 1 – corporate information form
• Annex 2 – hand hygiene
• Annex 3 – directions for mask application
• Annex 4 – disposals

Hungary 

• Coronavirus outbreak information for pharmacists (18 March)
• Updates from State Secretariat of Health
• News and updates from the Hungarian member

Ireland

• Guidance to minimise the risk of transmission of COVID-19 infection in pharmacies 
• Pharmacies COVID-19 Poster
• Coronavirus update from the IPU 16/03/2020
• Irish Pharmacy Union Statement on COVID-19 13 March 2020
• Designated information on COVID-19
• COVID-19 Posters

Italy

• Useful information for citizens and pharmacists (Federfarma)
• Information for pharmacists (FOFI)
• Online course for pharmacists on Covid-19 (FOFI)
• COVID-19, Red Cross and Federfarma together to intensify home delivery of drugs to vulnerable people
• “Plexiglass barriers and closed doors service to guarantee the safety of colleagues”
• Coronavirus: pharmacists on the front line always alongside citizens
• Joint press release FOFI Federfarma-Coronavirus: pharmacies and pharmacists as a reference point for citizens
• Updates from the Ministry of Health
• Recommendations for HCP
• Situation in Italy
• Infographics and posters
• Manifesto with 10 rules to follow (written by ISS, Ministry of Health, Orders, Scientific Societies and Regions)
• Information on distributed PPE
• Misinformation addressed
• Frequently Asked Questions by the Ministry of Health

Latvia

• Information for citizens how to act in pharmacies
• Information to pharmacists
• Information from the Ministry of Health

Luxembourg

• Pharmacies get a mask for their staff
• The Syndicat des Pharmaciens Luxembourgeois is asking patients with symptoms similar to coronavirus contamination not to come to pharmacies and collect their medicines themselves.
• Information from the Ministry of Health

The Netherlands

• News and resources on COVID-19 for pharmacists
• FAQ on COVID-19 for pharmacists  (password protected)
• Compounding protocol for pharmacists.
• Advice for dispensing the amount of medicines
• Updates from the Ministry of Health
• Guidelines on sterilisation of non-reusable masks by the Ministry of Health
• Coronavirus: more options for pharmacies in case of drug delivery problems

North Macedonia

• Pharmacist information and recommendations for COVID-19
•  Protection recommendations
• Information from the Ministry of Health
• Frequently Asked Questions

Norway

• Information and recommendations to pharmacists
• Norwegian Pharmacy Association sets up crisis team for COVID-19
• Information from the Ministry of Health 
• What do you need to know about pharmacies during the pandemic as a health professional?

Poland

• Pharmacy Guidelines 
• Introduction of the national monograph Solutio Antiseptica Spirituosa Ad Usum Dermicum to the Polish Pharmacopoeia
• Information from the Ministry of Health
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Mobile Helpline

Portugal

• Information for pharmacists about the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
• COVID-19: How to deal with the pandemic
• COVID-19: Free line created to support pharmacists
• COVID-19: Knowing how to prevent
• Corona virus: pharmacist reassure the population
• ANF’s and Portuguese Association of Generics and Biossimilars’ (APOGEN) joint communication: 
• ANF’s President letter to the pharmacies
• Portuguese medicine authority (Infarmed) recommendations regarding stock management
• Information from the Ministry of Health
• Information from the Chamber of Pharmacists
• FAQ for delivery of hospital medicines in community pharmacies

Romania

• Press release of the College of Pharmacists of Romania regarding the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19)
• Information from the National Health Institute
• Recommendations from the Ministry of Health

Serbia

• Corona virus information – basic recommendations and important information
• Important notifications and current information
• Information from the Ministry of Health
• COVID-19 website

Slovak Republic

• Statement of the Slovak Chamber of Pharmacists
• Downloads for pharmacies: Pharmacy measures
• Recommendation of the Slovak Chamber of Pharmacists on ensuring the availability of medicines, medical devices and dietetic foods during an emergency situation in the Slovak Republic
• Patient information leaflet
• Mobile App

Slovenia

• Recommendations to pharmacies
• Updates and information from the Ministry of Health
• Recommendations for healthcare professionals
• Information on Covid-19
• Self-reporting tool on symptoms
• Guidelines on sterilisation of non-reusable masks by the Ministry of Health
• Guidelines for HCPs
• Wider measures to tackle the crisis

Spain

• Information for pharmacists – Coronavirus COVID-19
• Information for patients and the general population – Coronavirus COVID-19
• Questions and answer – Coronavirus COVID-19
• Information from the Ministry of Health
• Documentation for HCPs
• Guidelines to community pharmacies for the containment of the spread of COVID-19
• Guidelines on how to help Alzheimer patients during pandemic
• Technical report on COVID-19
• Frequently Asked Questions for patients, HCPs and about misconceptions
• Mascarilla-19 campaign supporting victims of domestic violence
• Government’s rapid tests of antibodies & its guide
• Scientific information on the virus
• Legal aspects interesting to pharmacists
• Guide to good practices in the workplace
• Recommendations on the use of masks in the community
• Masks & hydroalcoholic solutions maximum prices settled
• Information Session “COVID-19 infection, clinical, laboratory diagnosis and therapeutic aspects”

Sweden

• Joint letter from the Swedish Pharmacists and the Swedish Pharmacy Association to the Minister of Social Affairs Lena Hallengren and the relevant authorities regarding the role of pharmacies and pharmacists in connection with the corona virus
• Recommendation on how pharmacies can reduce the spread of infection
• Information from the Ministry of Health
• Information from the Crisis Center
• Frequently Asked Questions

Turkey

• Measures Regarding Pharmacies
• Preparing Hand Antiseptics in Pharmacies
• Mask Supply
• Press Release: Be Prudent to Panic

United Kingdom

• RPS Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Important information & updates for pharmacists
• NPA Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates
• Joint Regulators’ Statement on COVID-19
• NPA Advice and Resources for all members
• Business continuity guidance (password protected)
• Advice to patients and the public
• NPA calls for contingency measures to help pharmacies withstand impact of coronavirus
• Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) standard operating procedure community pharmacy
• COVID-19: rapid tests for use in community pharmacies or at home
• PHE COVID-19 Guidance for infection prevention and control in healthcare settings
• RPS guidance on ethical, professional decision making in the Covid-19 Pandemic
• Posters & Infographics
• NPA Frequently Asked Questions
• RPS Frequently Asked Questions
• Employment and health and safety FAQs
• RPS Webinars & Podcasts