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This review highlights key 2020 literature on the medication-use process (MUP) to improve health-system pharmacy practice. Pharmacists can use these findings to enhance medication safety and optimize patient care.

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  • Pharmacy Practice
  • Medication Safety
  • Health-System Pharmacy

Background:

  • The medication-use process (MUP) is critical for safe medication utilization in healthcare.
  • The MUP encompasses prescribing/transcribing, dispensing, administration, and monitoring.
  • Continuous review of MUP literature is essential for practice improvement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify, prioritize, and summarize 2020 literature impacting health-system pharmacy practice.
  • To assess articles for their potential to improve the medication-use process.
  • To provide health-system pharmacists with a curated list of impactful studies.

Main Methods:

  • A comprehensive literature search of PubMed and selected pharmacy journals for articles published in 2020.
  • Utilized Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) keywords for targeted searching.
  • Articles were reviewed for relevance to the MUP and potential practice enhancement, with peer ranking for prioritization.

Main Results:

  • A total of 9,433 articles were initially identified.
  • 49 articles were selected as potentially practice-enhancing across MUP components.
  • Key articles were summarized, with others listed for further review: 15 (prescribing/transcribing), 10 (dispensing), 6 (administration), 18 (monitoring).

Conclusions:

  • Routinely reviewing literature is crucial for incorporating significant findings into daily practice.
  • This article aids health-system pharmacists in identifying impactful MUP literature.
  • Awareness of key studies supports practice changes at the institutional level to improve the MUP.