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    Our COVID-19 Journey: Pharmacy's Triumphs and Tragedies: Today'Sperspective

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    1) The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges in 2020 both personally and professionally for pharmacists. 2) This article chronicles some of the key events in the pharmacy response to the pandemic in 2020, from the first US COVID death to authorizing pharmacist testing and expanded immunization authority. 3) While there has been progress, the pandemic continues to take lives and disrupt normal activities, and efforts are ramping up to combat an expected virus resurgence this winter.

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    1) The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges in 2020 both personally and professionally for pharmacists. 2) This article chronicles some of the key events in the pharmacy response to the pandemic in 2020, from the first US COVID death to authorizing pharmacist testing and expanded immunization authority. 3) While there has been progress, the pandemic continues to take lives and disrupt normal activities, and efforts are ramping up to combat an expected virus resurgence this winter.

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    TODAY’sPERSPECTIVE

    Our COVID-19 journey: Pharmacy’s


    triumphs and tragedies
    I t has been said that life is about the journey, not the destination. For many of us, our
    journey through 2020 with COVID-19 has been marked by anxiety, isolation, and
    uncertainty and peppered with personal and professional challenges. While we have
    achieved many milestones and victories in our fight against COVID, we have also said
    goodbye to many normal societal routines, such as carpools, movie theaters, and birth-
    day parties. Sadly, many of us have been faced with the loss of friends and loved ones.
    This month’s Pharmacy Today cover story chronicles our professional journey through
    COVID-19 in 2020. There is pain and tragedy in this timeline, from the first COVID death
    in the United States in February of this year, to this fall, when the global COVID-19
    death toll passed 1 million. But there is also progress and triumph, from May’s nation-
    wide authorization for pharmacists to conduct COVID-19 testing, through this fall’s
    ruling to expand pharmacists’ authority to administer immunizations. Each moment
    in this timeline brings us to where we are today, with efforts now ramping up to com-
    Kristin Wiisanen, bat a virus resurgence in the harsh winter months ahead.
    PharmD, FAPhA, In this issue of Today, you will also find the latest new drugs (page 10) and updates
    FCCP, Pharmacy from FDA (page 17), recommendations for using turmeric for knee pain (page 13) and
    Today editor the most recent guidance on treating head lice (page 14). Dig into this month’s CPE
    in chief article (page 44) for a comprehensive update on chronic use of direct-acting oral anti-
    coagulants.
    Our COVID-19 journey in 2020 has been marked by unprecedented professional,
    personal, medical, and societal challenges. Although it is unlikely that we will reach
    our destination for some time, it is my hope that our 2021 journey will reflect medical
    advancements and our ultimate triumph over this virus through preventive and treat-
    ment measures. Until we reach that day, stay safe, strong, and connected with friends
    and family. We are on this journey together.

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    CARA ALDRIDGE YOUNG

    6 PharmacyToday • DECEMBER 2020 www.pharmacytoday.org

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