Significant Published Articles for Pharmacy Nutrition Support Practice in 2018

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to assist the pharmacist engaged in nutrition support therapy in staying current with pertinent literature. Methods: Several clinical pharmacists engaged in nutrition support therapy compiled a list of articles published in 2018 considered important to their clinical practice. The citation list was compiled into a single spreadsheet where the author participants were asked to assess whether the article was considered important to nutrition support pharmacy practice. A culled list of publications was then identified whereby the majority of author participants (at least 5 of 8) considered the paper to be important. Guideline and consensus papers from professional organizations, important to practice but not scored, were also included. Results: A total of 117 articles were identified; 8 from the primary literature were voted by the group to be of high importance. An additional 13 organizational guidelines, position, recommendation, or consensus papers were also identified. The top-ranked articles from the primary literature were reviewed. Conclusion: We recommend that pharmacists engaged in nutrition support therapy be familiar with these articles as it pertains to their practice.

Significant Published Articles in 2020 for Pharmacy Nutrition Support Practice

“…1 For the past several years, as clinicians who practice in pharmacy NS, it has been our intent to provide a yearly source of new literature important to pharmacists engaged in NS. [2][3][4][5][6][7] This article identifies and discusses significant articles that were published in 2020.…”