Alonso-Herreros, José MaríaBerisa-Prado, SilviaCañete-Ramírez, CarmeDávila-Pousa, CarmenFlox-Benítez, María Del PilarLadrón de Guevara-García, MargaritaLópez-Cabezas, CarmenMartín de Rosales-Cabrera, Ana MaríaRamos-Martínez, Beatriz2021-02-122021-02-122020-06Alonso-Herreros JM, Berisa-Prado S, Cañete-Ramírez C, Dávila-Pousa C, Flox-Benítez MDP, Ladrón de Guevara-García M, et al. Hospital Pharmacy Compounding against COVID-19 pandemic. Farm Hosp. 2020 Jun 12;44(7):49-52.1130-6343http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3242Como todo el sector sanitario, la farmacotecnia hospitalaria ha sufrido el impacto de la pandemia de la COVID-19, enfrentándose a la necesidad de cubrir el desabastecimiento de productos de uso frecuente (soluciones hidroalcohólicas, lopinavir/ritonavir suspensión), a nuevas preparaciones surgidas de las nuevas necesidades provocadas por el SARS-CoV-2 (tocilizumab, remdesivir), o a peticiones de plantas desbordadas por la carga asistencial, incapaces de asumir con un mínimo de seguridad la preparación de numerosos medicamentos (mezclas intravenosas). El incremento de actividad ha sido en todo tipo de preparados (tópicos, orales y mezclas intravenosas) y ha puesto de manifiesto la escasez de recursos destinados a esta área, que se ha traducido en serios problemas para afrontar todas las elaboraciones necesarias, así como la falta de investigación en aspectos tan básicos como la estabilidad o la compatibilidad de medicamentos. Probablemente, una de las conclusiones más importantes que podemos extraer tras la COVID-19 es que —sin menospreciar otras áreas de la farmacia hospitalaria que también deben desarrollarse— debemos mantener y potenciar las áreas básicas de nuestra profesión. Aquellas que nos hacen imprescindibles.As in other areas of the health system, COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on hospital compounding. This area has faced numerous challenges, including the shortage of frequent-use products (hydroalcoholic solutions, lopinavir/ritonavir suspension), the use of new preparations for SARS-CoV-2 (tocilizumab, remdesivir), or requests from overwhelmed wards unable to assume the safe preparation of a high volume of medications (intravenous solutions). The demand for all types of preparations (topic and oral medications, intravenous solutions) has increased dramatically. This increase has highlighted the shortage of resources allocated to this area, which has made it difficult to meet the high demand for preparations. In addition, the pandemic has revealed the scarcity of research on such basic aspects as agent stability and drug compatibility. One of the most relevant conclusions drawn from the COVID-19 pandemic is that the basic areas of hospital pharmacy, along with other, must be maintained and reinforced, as these are the areas that make us essential.4 p.spaFormulación magistralServicio de farmacia hospitalariaCOVID-19PandemiaLopinavir ritonavirHigiene de manosHidroxicloroquinaDrug compoundingHospital pharmacy servicePandemicHand hygieneHydroxychloroquineMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Therapeutics::Drug Therapy::Drug Administration Routes::Administration, OralMedical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Chemical Actions and Uses::Pharmacologic Actions::Therapeutic Uses::Anti-Infective Agents::Antiviral AgentsMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Nidovirales Infections::Coronaviridae Infections::Coronavirus InfectionsMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Therapeutics::Biological Therapy::Blood Transfusion::Blood Component TransfusionMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Public Health Practice::Communicable Disease Control::Infection Control::Sterilization::DisinfectionMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Public Health Practice::Communicable Disease Control::Hand HygieneMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Therapeutics::Drug Therapy::Drug Administration RoutesMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Technology, Pharmaceutical::Drug CompoundingMedical Subject Headings::Phenomena and Processes::Physiological Phenomena::Pharmacological Phenomena::Pharmacological Processes::Drug InteractionsMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Technology, Pharmaceutical::Drug StabilityMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Equipment ContaminationMedical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Chemical Actions and Uses::Specialty Uses of Chemicals::Pharmaceutic Aids::Pharmaceutical Vehicles::ExcipientsMedical Subject Headings::Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Social Sciences::ForecastingMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services::Health Services::Community Health Services::Home Care ServicesMedical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Heterocyclic Compounds::Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring::Quinolines::Aminoquinolines::Chloroquine::HydroxychloroquineMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::HumansMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Disease Outbreaks::Epidemics::PandemicsMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Therapeutics::Drug Therapy::Drug Administration Routes::Infusions, Parenteral::Infusions, IntravenousMedical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Heterocyclic Compounds::Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring::Pyrimidines::Pyrimidinones::LopinavirMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Services Administration::Organization and Administration::Hospital Administration::Hospital Departments::Pharmacy Service, HospitalMedical Subject Headings::Anatomy::Hemic and Immune Systems::Blood::Plasma::Platelet-Rich PlasmaMedical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Organic Chemicals::Sulfur Compounds::Thiazoles::Ritonavirresearch article32533671open access10.7399/fh.114922171-8695