• Kalyani Dhirendra Asgaonkar
• Shital Manoj Patil
• Kshitija Ghanasham Abhang
• Ayush Mukesh Khater

Corona virus disease has put mankind into a healthcare tailspin. In this unprecedented catastrophic event Community Pharmacist and their teams are serving as backbone to healthcare system. The main aim of this survey was to create awareness and highlight roles and additional activities undertaken by community pharmacist amid Covid-19 pandemic via survey-based approach. Methodology: An online survey was conducted in Pune, India. The link of online survey forms along with awareness video was circulated amongst Pharmacist and Non-Pharmacist through various digital platforms. Reponses submitted by participants were collected and analyzed electronically using Google Forms and Microsoft Excel respectively. Results and Discussion: In these times of uncertainty and confusion Community Pharmacists helped in disseminating the right information, sharing reliable resources, treatment of minor ailments and many more. A higher number of the pharmacists (76.4%) felt that the facility of COVID-19 testing when provided at Pharmacy store will help in rapid testing and tracking of patients. Conclusion: The study demonstrates overview of major roles and activities taken up by Community Pharmacist having significantly impacted lives of patients. Also, lacunae in current system and areas of improvement are addressed.

Covid-19, Community Pharmacist, Non-pharmacist awareness, survey.

"A Survey Based Approach to Determine the Momentous Role Played by the Community Pharmacy during COVID-19 Pandemic ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no.c338-c342, May-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105298.pdf

"A Survey Based Approach to Determine the Momentous Role Played by the Community Pharmacy during COVID-19 Pandemic ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no. ppc338-c342, May-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105298.pdf