IV Medications Flashcards
What medications have sorption or leaching issues with PVC
Lorazepam Amiodarone Tacrolimus Taxanes Insulin Nitroglycerine
What medications need to be put in saline?
Ampicillin Daptomycin Infliximab Ampicillin/Sulbactam Caspofugin Ertapenem Phenytoin
What medications need to be put in dextrose?
Bactrim
Oxaliplatin
Amphotericin B
Synercid
What mineral does lactated ringers contain
Calcium
Why can ceftriaxone not be mixed with lactated ringers
LR contains calcium and ceftriaxone is incompatable with calcium
The majority of drugs that require a filter use a ____ micron filter
0.22
What size filter is used for lipids?
1.2 microns
What IV drugs do not require refrigeration
Dexmedetomidine Bactrim Phenytoin - crystallizes Furosemide - crystallizes Metronidazole Moxifloxacin Enoxaparin
What IV drugs need to be protected from light
Phytonadione (vitamin K) Epoprostenol Nitroprusside Micafungin Doxycycline
If this medication changes to the color ____, do not use it
Chlorpromazine
Dark yellow
If this medication changes to the color ____, do not use it
Dacarbazine
Pink
If this medication changes to the color ____, do not use it
Dopamine
Dark yellow
If this medication changes to the color ____, do not use it
Epinephrine
Pink, then brown
If this medication changes to the color ____, do not use it
Isoproterenol
Pink
If this medication changes to the color ____, do not use it
Morphine
Dark
If this medication changes to the color ____, do not use it
Nitroprusside
Orange –> brown–> blue
Blue indicates cyanide
If this medication changes to the color ____, do not use it
Norepinephrine
Brown
If this medication changes to the color ____, do not use it
Tigecycline
Green/black
Common drugs that need filters
Golimumab
Amiodarone
Lorazepam
Phenytoin
Lipids - 1.2 microns
Amphotericin B
Taxanes (except docetaxel)
What IV medications are red and what can they discolor?
Anthracyclines - sweat and urine
Rifampin - body fluids and teeth
What IV medications are yellow and what can they discolor?
Methotrexate - none
Multivitamins for infusion (MVI) - none
What IV medications are yellow/orange and what can they discolor?
Tigecycline - teeth if used during teeth development
What IV medications are blue and what can they discolor?
Mitoxantrone - skin, eyes, urine
What IV medications are brown and what can they discolor?
IV iron - urine
