Key facts Flashcards

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Drugs that have sorption or leaching issues with PVC

LATTIN

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  • Lorazepam
  • Amiodarone
  • Tacrolimus
  • Taxanes (paclitaxel and most taxanes require non-PVC with the exception paclitaxel-albumin bound Abraxane)
  • Insulin
  • Nitroglycerin
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Key drugs that should be mixed with saline not dextrose

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  • Ampicillin
  • Caspofungin (Cancidas)
  • Infliximab (remicade)
  • Daptomycin (Cubicin)
  • Ampicillin/Sulfabactam (unasyn)
  • Phenytoin
  • Ertapenem (Invanz)
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Dextrose no saline

BOAS

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  • Bactrim
  • Oxaliplatin
  • Amphotericin B (All)
  • Synercid (Quinupristin/dalfupristin)
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4
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Beware can be fatal if mixed together

2 combinations

What contains these?

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  • Calcium and Ceftriaxone
  • Calcium and Phosphate
  • Lactate ringers contains calcium
  • Must use proper precautions when mixing calcium and phosphate in a PN
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5
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Drugs with Filter Requirements

GAL PLAT

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  • Golimumab (symponi)
  • Amiodarone
  • Lorazepam
  • Phenytoin
  • Lipids 1.2 microns
  • Amphotericin B (lipid formulations)
  • Taxanes except for docetaxel
  • Phenytoin and Lorazepam require filters when administered by IV infusion filter is not required for IV push
  • Ampho using 5 micron filter
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6
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Key drugs that you should not refrigerate

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  • Dexomedetomidine (Precedex)
  • Sulfumethoxazole/TMP
  • Phenytoin crystallizes
  • Metronidazole
  • Moxifloxacin (Avelox)
  • Furosemide-crystallizes
  • Enoxaparin (Lovenox)
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Key drug that should be protected from light during administration

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  • Doxycycline
  • Epoprostenol
  • Nitroprusside
  • Micafungin
  • Phytonadione (vit K)
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IV drugs that come as colored solutions

7 total

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  • Anthracyclines red
  • IV iron, variou, brown
  • Methotrexate yellow
  • Mitoxantrone Blue
  • Multivitamins MVI yellow
  • Rifampin red
  • Tigecycline Yellow/orange
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9
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Things that Increase blood pressure 5

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  • Renal insufficiency
  • Pregnancy
  • Excess salt
  • Obesity
  • Adrenal tumor
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THings that cause hypotension Drugs 6

COndition 4

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  • Antihypertensives
  • Vasodilators
  • Opioids
  • BZDs
  • Anesthetics
  • PDE I
  • Conditions
    • Anaphylaxis
    • Blood loss
    • Infection
    • Dehydration (ORTHOSTATIC)
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Interferons two types what are they used for?

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  • Alfa: HBV, HCV and some cancers
  • Beta: MS
  • Dont provide cure and are hard to take
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