Omicron toll on pharmacy: Coping but cracking under pressure – survey

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Omicron toll on pharmacy: Coping but cracking under pressure – survey

Paulette Crowley

Paulette Crowley

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Under pressure: Responders to a Pharmacy Today survey report tough working conditions largely due to staff shortages [Image: iStock.com – mevans]

A few pharmacies have had to close temporarily and many staff are feeling slammed as a result of COVID-related absences, according to a Pharmacy Today survey. Paulette Crowley reports

The Omicron surge has put immense pressure on community pharmacy with staff shortages severely exacerbated by Omicron. A Pharmacy Today online sur