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Role of community pharmacists in medication management during COVID-19 lockdown

Amal Akoura Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan;b Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, JordanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eman Elayeha Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, the University of Jordan, Amman, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9406-1597
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Razan Tubeilehc Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Middle East University, Amman, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7359-3172
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Alaa Hammadb Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3800-1220
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Rawan Ya’Acouba Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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Ala’a B. Al-Tammemid Doctoral School of Health Sciences, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, HungaryORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0862-0186
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Pages 168-177 | Published online: 11 Feb 2021

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