Pharmacist recommendations in an intensive care unit: three-year clinical activities.

Objective: To analyze the clinical activities performed and the accepted pharmacist recommendations made by a pharmacist as a part of his/her daily routine in an adult clinical intensive care unit over a period of three years.

Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive, and exploratory study was conducted at a tertiary university hospital from June 2010 to May 2013, in which pharmacist recommendations were categorized and analyzed.

Results: A total of 834 pharmacist recommendations (278 per year, on average) were analyzed and distributed across 21 categories.