COVID-19 Infographic: The Guild has developed a simple infographic to assist pharmacy staff in managing, assessing and advising patients with cold and flu symptoms during COVID-19.
With the cold and flu season now in full swing, patients will be presenting to pharmacies for symptomatic relief.
However, it is important that pharmacists provide appropriate advice and treatments to patients in managing their cold and flu symptoms, while recognising they may have COVID-19, especially in areas that have been identified as virus hotspots.
Pharmacists should encourage any patient with a fever or symptoms of a respiratory tract infection (cough, sore throat, shortness of breath) to isolate and arrange testing for COVID-19.
Patients should be referred to their GP or local respiratory clinic, or can search for the closest testing centre at health.gov.au
The infographic is available HERE.
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