Colombo (News 1st); The Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka introduced a hotline for COVID-19 patients to directly speak to the pharmacist and obtain assistance.

The Hotline is 0778 110 646.

Priyantha Sahabandu, the Vice President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka speaking to reporters said a patient can WhatsApp the prescription issued by a doctor to the said number to obtain assistance.

25 pharmacists have stepped forward to volunteer their services for this cause, he added.

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