New Corona Health Observation for Home Recuperators Pharmacy Cooperates Nerima-ku, Tokyo

While the number of home caregivers of the new corona has exceeded 90,000, which is the largest number in Tokyo, efforts are underway to have 200 pharmacies in the ward cooperate in observing the health of home caregivers. ..

In addition to delivering the new Corona medicine to home, we are listening to patients as a medical professional who is familiar with them to see if their physical condition has changed.

The number of confirmed infections of the new corona in Tokyo has fallen below the same day of the previous week for four consecutive days, but the number is over 10,000 every day, and the number of home care recipients exceeds 90,000 on the 12th. It became the most in.

In Nerima Ward, 170 clinics and 200 pharmacies in the ward are promoting efforts to observe the health of home caregivers with "multiple eyes" in order to reduce the burden on the health center.

At the pharmacy in Higashioizumi, Nerima-ku, a doctor who examined a woman in her 70s called and asked me to prescribe a new corona drug to be taken and deliver it to my home.

The pharmacist prepared the medicine according to the information on the prescription received by fax, called the woman to check if there were any medicines that had side effects, and then told her how to take the medicine.

While it was snowing that day, the pharmacist took a taxi to deliver the medicine.

The number of patients who continue to observe their health at this pharmacy has increased to about 30, and they can call other patients who have prescribed the drug to check the efficacy of the drug and current symptoms, and to feel the physical condition of the family living together. I asked him if there was any change, and he said, "I will report the situation to the doctor, so if you have any concerns, please call the pharmacy anytime."

A woman who continues to take care of her at home said, "While the health centers and hospitals are busy and it is difficult to connect to the phone, it is helpful to have a pharmacy where you can consult without hesitation."

Kazue Aida, a pharmacist, said, "Doctors are also observing their health, but I think it is difficult to organize information because they have a lot of patients. The characteristic of the ward's efforts is not to leave the patient alone, so I hope that you will feel that you are a medical worker who is closer to the patient than the doctor. "