• Bhitta Surapat, Somnuek Sungkanuparph, Suppachok Kirdlarp, Nantaporn Lekpittaya, and Krittaya Chunnguleum.
• Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
• J Clin Pharm Ther. 2021 Feb 1; 46 (1): 236-239.

What Is Known And ObjectiveClinical pharmacists actively participate in patient care via patients' medication use. Yet the setting of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) limits patient contact with healthcare personnel. We aimed to review the services provided and drug-related problems detected using telemonitoring methods to guide clinical pharmacists in providing service in treating COVID-19 patients.CommentAt a tertiary care hospital in Thailand, clinical pharmacists provided pharmaceutical care services for COVID-19 patients via telemonitoring using the hospital's computerized physician order entry system. The pharmacists were able to provide therapeutic drug monitoring services, especially for anticoagulants. Many patients were considered special populations, with individualized requirements for drug dosing. Some adverse drug reactions were observed. Drug-related problems were mostly related to medication use in critically ill patients.What Is New And ConclusionTelemonitoring is a viable method for clinical pharmacists to provide pharmaceutical care and meet the challenges posed by treating patients with COVID-19.© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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