Storage of extemporaneously prepared ophthalmic antimicrobial solutions

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 463-466

  Charlton, Judie F ^a   Dalla, Kumar P ^a   Kniska, Alicia ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WYV

Author keywords

Alcohols; Ammynoglycosides; Antibiotics; Artificial tears; Cefazolin sodium; Cephalosporins; Compounding; Incompatibilities; Polyvinyl; Solutions, ophthalmic; Stability; Storage; Temperature; Tobramycin sulfate; Vancomycin hydrochloride; Vehicles

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CEFAZOLIN; EYE DROPS; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG STORAGE; FREEZING; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032030924     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/55.5.463     Document Type: Article

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