biostudies-literatureUnknown49Zimmerman DEThe year 2020 was not easy for Emergency Medicine (EM) clinicians with the burden of tackling a pandemic. A large focus, rightfully so, was placed on the evolving diagnosis and management of patients with COVID-19 and, as such, the ability of clinicians to remain up to date on key EM pharmacotherapy literature may have been compromised. This article reviews the most important EM pharmacotherapy publications indexed in 2020. A modified Delphi approach was utilized for selected journals to identify the most impactful EM pharmacotherapy studies. A total of fifteen articles, eleven trials and four meta-analyses, were identified. This review provides a summary of each study, along with a commentary on the impact to the EM literature and EM clinician.The American journal of emergency medicine200-205https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8204853biostudies-literatureStaying InformED: Top emergency Medicine pharmacotherapy articles of 2020.PMC8204853Gilbert BWPorter BALaub JFaine BFlack TZimmerman DESarangarm PHowington GTBrown CSKelly GRech MASlocum GWfalseStaying InformED: Top emergency Medicine pharmacotherapy articles of 2020.The year 2020 was not easy for Emergency Medicine (EM) clinicians with the burden of tackling a pandemic. A large focus, rightfully so, was placed on the evolving diagnosis and management of patients with COVID-19 and, as such, the ability of clinicians to remain up to date on key EM pharmacotherapy literature may have been compromised. This article reviews the most important EM pharmacotherapy publications indexed in 2020. A modified Delphi approach was utilized for selected journals to identify the most impactful EM pharmacotherapy studies. A total of fifteen articles, eleven trials and four meta-analyses, were identified. This review provides a summary of each study, along with a commentary on the impact to the EM literature and EM clinician.2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Nov2025-05-29T19:24:20.664Z2022-02-11T12:17:35.424ZS-EPMC82048533413943510.1016/j.ajem.2021.05.061