Defining Medicines Optimisation in the Intensive Care Unit

• 12/03/2024

  Complex polypharmacy and pathophysiology are common in the intensive care unit (ICU). Medicines optimisation is essential to deliver safe, effective, and individualised pharmacotherapy. This is ideally performed by a specialised ICU pharmacist.   Introduction Medicines are the most common intervention in healthcare and are a central component of the life-saving treatment off