IV Medications

Question 1

Key drugs that have sorption or leaching issues with PVC bags

Answer 1

LATTIN: lorazepam, amiodarone, tacrolimus, taxanes (except Abraxane), insulin, nitroglycerin

Question 2

Key drugs that should be put into SALINE (no dextrose)

Answer 2

A DIAbetic Can’t Eat Pie: Ampicillin, Daptomycin, Infliximab, Ampicillin/sulbactam, Caspofungin, Ertapenem, Phenytoin

Question 3

Key drugs that can be put into DEXTROSE (not saline)

Answer 3

BOAS: bactrim, oxaliplatin, amphotericin B, synercid (quinupristin/dalfopristin)

Question 4

Fatal IV med incompatibilities (2 common ones)

Answer 4

Calcium and Ceftriaxone;
Calcium & Phosphate
*LR contains calcium

Question 5

Common inpatient IV drugs that are incompatible with most drugs

Answer 5

Anna and Zach Seriously Hate to be Close Friends: Amphotericin B, Zosyn, Sodium bicarbonate, Heparin, Caspofungin, FQs

Question 6

Most commonly used in-line filter size

Answer 6

0.22 microns for most. 1.2 micron for lipids

Question 7

Key drugs that need in-line filters

Answer 7

GAL, PLAT: Golimumab, Amiodarone, Lorazepam, Phenytoin, Lipids, Amphotericin B (5 micron), Taxane (except docetaxel)
** only need for continuous infusion

Question 8

Medications not to be refrigerated

Answer 8

Dear Sweet Pharmacist, Mary Me - Forever, Eternally (dont cool this love): Dexmedetomidine, Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim, Phenytoin, Metronidazole, Moxifloxacin, Furosemide, Enoxaparin

Question 9

Key drugs that should be protected from light

Answer 9

Deliver Every Needed Medications (with a light) Protective cover: Doxycycline, Epoprostenol, Nitroprusside, Micafungin, Phenytonadione (vit K)