Health and e-Pharmacies in the Covid Age. New Roles and Digital Challenges for the Pharmacist

Abstract

The study discusses the potential of e-Pharmacies and the new digital skills of pharmacists in the aftermath of the Sars-Cov2 pandemic. From this perspective, a sociological analysis of the digital role-set of pharmacists isdeveloped, in order to highlight the opportunities and risks of the spreading of online pharmacies and their potential contribution to the delivery of new digitalservices for addressin Covid-19.The paper ends with some considerations on the importance of the sociological studies of “e-pharmacy encounters” in the current phase of Covid Age in Italy.

Keywords

• e-pharmacy
• sars-cov2
• pharmacists
• digital role-set
• risks and opportunities
• italy