• Tareq L Mukattash, Anan S Jarab, Ibrahim Mukattash, Mohammad B Nusair, Farha Rana Abu RA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8298-4071 MSc, PhD. Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Applied Scien, May Bisharat, and Iman A Basheti.
• PhD. Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology. Irbid (Jordan). tlmukattash@just.edu.jo.
• Pharm Pract (Granada). 2020 Jul 1; 18 (3): 1900.

ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the content available on Facebook pharmacy groups in Jordan regarding the perception of the pharmacists' role during the coronavirus pandemic in Jordan.MethodsResearchers identified Facebook pharmacy groups through the search engine on the Facebook website. The main search keywords were pharmacy, pharmacist, pharmacists, and Jordan using both Arabic and English. Two researchers analyzed the posts and discussion threads on local pharmacy Facebook groups in a period between March 20th and April 3rd. A total of 184 posts and threads were identified for the purpose of the study.ResultsIdentified threads and responses resulted in three overarching themes: pharmacists having a positive role during the pandemic, taking additional responsibilities and services, and having passive or negative roles. A positive role was seen in pharmacists acting as first-line healthcare providers, creating public's awareness regarding COVID-19, and being responsible for chronic medication refill during the pandemic. Taking additional responsibilities was summarized in home deliveries and involvement in industrial and corporate efforts to deal with the pandemic. A passive/negative role was seen mostly among hospital pharmacists not being proactive during the pandemic and by pharmacists trying to maximize profits during pandemic time.ConclusionsPharmacists perceived their role as a positive role during the coronavirus pandemic. Not only they took responsibilities for their daily services during the crises, but they took additional responsibilities to assure patient safety and satisfaction.Copyright: © Pharmacy Practice and the Authors.

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