Pentingnya Pelayanan Kefarmasian secara Daring sebagai Konsekuensi Adanya Penerapan Physical Distancing saat Pandemi Covid-19 di Jawa Timur.

Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was first discovered in 2019 in Wuhan City, China. The massive spread of the virus has led the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. This brings changes in social life due to the obligation to keep a distance, including getting pharmaceutical services. Online pharmacy services can be a solution to social restrictions imposed during a pandemic. The aim of this study is to find out how to communicate with the public about obtaining pharmaceutical services during a pandemic by implementing physical distancing, knowing the pharmaceutical services that are felt during the implementation of physical distancing, and providing education in order to increase the understanding of the people of East Java regarding online pharmacy services. This research is descriptive with a quantitative approach. Data obtained through a survey using a random sampling technique This research involved 223 respondents who were East Javanese, with the majority being 21 years old. The results showed that respondents had good knowledge regarding physical distancing (98.2%), but lacked awareness to implement it. In pharmaceutical services, respondents felt changes due to the implementation of social restrictions during a pandemic. Most respondents (82.96%) have an interest in using online pharmacy services if they are available. As many as 29.15% of the total respondents had used online pharmacy services. In general, services are obtained through health applications (54.95%) and WhatsApp (35.16%), with a low frequency of use (1-2 times in the last 6 months). Respondents who have used online pharmacy services have the intention of using them again in the future. However, not all pharmacies provide this service. So education on pharmaceutical services is important to support the implementation of physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]