id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-300325-f3eomugb Ferguson, Nadia C. Clinical Pharmacists: An Invaluable Part of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Frontline Response 2020-10-15 .txt text/plain 2473 118 33 Scientific literature and media outlets constantly highlight the work of nurses and doctors on the frontline, but this article will specifically focus on the role of the clinical pharmacist during the coronavirus pandemic emphasizing the extraordinary work done to ensure safe effective therapy was provided to optimize health outcomes in hospitalized patients (5) (6) (7) (8) . In cases where adequate supply could not be obtained in a timely manner, clinical pharmacists used the established communication channels with their clinical teams to implement preemptive shortage management strategies that avoided therapeutic interruptions, optimized patient care, and mitigated stress for other frontline staff. To ensure rapid system-wide implementation of strategies such as the use of alternative analgosedation for an entire unit, clinical pharmacists established direct email communication chains with the Chair of the Medicine and Critical Care departments, who included these recommendations in their daily briefings to hospitalists and advanced practice practitioners in those areas. ./cache/cord-300325-f3eomugb.txt ./txt/cord-300325-f3eomugb.txt