Relato de experiência: atuação presencial da primeira farmacêutica clínica em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva de covid-19

Abstract

The objective of this study is to report the performance of the clinical pharmaceutical and the challenges faced in the Covid-19 intensive care unit. The study is an experience report of the performance of the first clinical pharmacist, who carried out the activities in person, in the Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit of the University Hospital, from 03/01/2021 to 05/19/2021. During the bed visit, the pharmacist systematically applied the Behavioral Pain Scale/Behavioral Pain Scale, a validated pain assessment tool, to the patients. The pharmaceutical company also created the Pharmacotherapeutic Follow-up Sheet in critically ill patients based on the mnemonic “FAST HUG MAIDENS”, a standardized tool to identify drug-related problems in critically ill patients. The present report demonstrated that the performance of the clinical pharmacist in the hospital environment can be carried out even in the face of several challenges, either by adapting procedures/protocols or by understanding the new, optimizing patient care.