Stability of epinephrine hydrochloride in an extemporaneously compounded topical anesthetic solution of lidocaine, racepinephrine, and tetracaine

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 659-662

  Larson, Tom A ^a,b   Uden, Donald L ^c   Schilling, Craig G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c The Center for Molecular Carcinogenesis and Toxicology   (United States)

^d Clinical Pharmacy Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetics, local; Color; Compounding; Containers; Diluents; Glass; Incompatibilities; Lidocaine hydrochloride; Photodecomposition; Preservatives; Racepinephrine hydrochloride; Sodium metabisulfite; Solutions; Stability; Storage; Sympathomimetic agents; Temperature; Tetracaine hydrochloride; Topical preparations; Water

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE; RACEPINEFRINE; SODIUM METABISULFITE; TETRACAINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029930424     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/53.6.659     Document Type: Article

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