In-hospital System Construction and Insurance Pharmacy Support at the Time of Introducing Telephone Re-examination in the Amami Archipelago

Abstract

In the Amami archipelago, we have established a system to introduce telephone re-examination at Oshima Hospital and support an insurance pharmacy. When a new coronavirus patient occurred on the island, 15 out of 32 facilities (47％) in the Amami Oshima Insurance Pharmacy were able to handle corona-compatible prescriptions. After 14 days, all the pharmacies in Amami Oshima had responded by telephone, and the local pharmacist association played an important role in establishing the system.