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Nadia Bukhari, Principal Teaching Fellow in ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ School of Pharmacy, has co-written COVID-19 guidelines for Pakistan's pharmacists

Nadia Bukhari, Principal Teaching Fellow in Pharmacy Practice at ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ School of Pharmacy, in collaboration with her colleague Bismha Nayyer in Pakistan, has co-written practical cautionary guidelines for Pakistan's pharmacists on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nadia has a reputation for driving good pharmacy practice and supporting women’s careers in Pakistan. As well as being a leading academic pharmacist at ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳, Nadia is Global Lead for Gender & Diversity Balances in the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and Founder & Patron-in-Chief of National Alliance for Women in Pharmacy, Pakistan (NAWP).

This new precautionary advice, in the form of an infographic called "COVID-19 10 Step Guidance for Pharmacy Teams," features simple, intuitive graphics and is now available in both English (pdf, 467KB) and Urdu (pdf, 482KB) languages.

The 10 steps cover the following areas:

1. Pharmacy Signage
2. Wash Your Hands
3. Self-Isolate
4. Social Distance
5. Face Masks
6. Prescription Handling
7. Mobile Phones Rx Handling
8. Cash / PC Handling
9. Sanitisation of Premises
10. COVID-19 Testing

This crucial communications tool has been approved and endorsed by the , Coordination and Regulation in Pakistan and supported by the (FIP) and (CPA).

In addition, this guidance has been supported by: the ;Ìý;Ìý, one of Pakistan’s leading telemedicine providers;Ìý;Ìýand the , Pakistan.

The new guidelines are now being widely disseminated and used in pharmacies across Pakistan to support pharmacy staff and their patients.

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