A day in the life of a critical care pharmacist during the pandemic

摘要

Ijoined Medway NHS Foundation Trust in 2016 as a rotational pharmacist. I had never previously considered critical care as a potential specialty, but four months after completing a nine-month critical care rotation, an opportunity to become a band 7 senior critical care pharmacist presented itself. The thought of providing a clinical pharmacy service to critically ill patients both terrified and excited me. Following this, in September 2018,1 was offered a position as a principal critical care and surgery pharmacist. As a critical care pharmacist, I play a vital function in the management of safe and effective use of medicines for patients who are critically ill or who have life-threatening conditions. I am an important member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), offering professional advice and guidance on prescribing, dosing and administration of highly specialised medicines.