The COVID-19 pandemic has caused great pressure on pharmacies to keep up with increasing demand. 70% of hospital pharmacists had to deal with more responsibilities during the pandemic while compounding pharmacies had to help provide hospitals with disinfectants, medications, and hand sanitizers. 86% of hospitals changed their guidelines for medication usage, which included COVID-19 treatment and expanding compassionate use or investigational drug studies. This has led to an increase in prescription demand across the U.S. by about 15%. Staffing at pharmacies has also been affected by the pandemic. In 2020, 75% of pharmacists stated they had burnout while in
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