Compatibility of cefmetazole sodium with commonly used drugs during Y- site delivery

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 53, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 2185-2188

  Hutchings, Steven R ^a   Rusho, William J ^a   Tyler, Linda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Additives; Antibiotics; Antiemetics; Antihistamines; Cefmetazole sodium; Cephalosporins; Diluents; Diphenhydramine hydrochloride; Dobutamine; Droperidol; Erythromycin lactobionate; Haloperidol lactate; Incompatibilities; Injections; Macrolides; Precipitation; Prochlorperazin e edisylate; Promethazine hydrochloride; Stability; Storage; Sympathomimetic agents; Tranquilizers; Vancomycin hydrochloride; Water for Injection

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CEFMETAZOLE; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; CYCLOSPORIN; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; DROPERIDOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; ESMOLOL; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HALOPERIDOL; HEPARIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROMORPHONE; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE SULFATE; NALBUPHINE; ONDANSETRON; PETHIDINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROMETHAZINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; DRUG INCOMPATIBILITY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG MIXTURE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029835526     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/53.18.2185     Document Type: Article

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