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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 18-20 |
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Clinical Pharmacy Service in the Intensive Care Unit during COVID-19 Pandemic
Jawaher Abdullah Gramish1, Maram Maher Abuzaid2, Moteb Abdu Khobrani3
1 Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2 Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Care Services, Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Jawaher Abdullah Gramish
College of Pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
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DOI: 10.4103/sccj.sccj_46_20
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Critical care pharmacist is essential member of the intensive care unit (ICU) multidisciplinary team. ?During COVID-19 pandemic, ICU pharmacists showed their vital role in conceptualizing, appraising, and drafting prevention and treatment protocols, as well as evaluating the available evidence and providing the best references to develop national and institutional guidelines in COVID-19 management. In addition, their responsibilities include ensuring that the patient is receiving the safe and effective treatment. In addition, during this pandemic, clinical pharmacists around the Kingdom played a crucial role in mitigation of drug shortages.
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