Stability of sufentanil and levobupivacaine solutions and a mixture in a 0.9% sodium chloride infusion stored in polypropylene syringes

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-36

  Jäppinen, Annaliisa ^a   Turpeinen, Miia ^b   Kokki, Hannu ^c   Rasi, Anu ^a   Ojanen, Tarja ^c   Pelkonen, Olavi ^b   Naaranlahti, Toivo ^c  

^a Central Finland Central Hospital   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacterial contamination; Levobupivacaine; Polypropylene; Stability; Sufentanil; Syringes

Indexed keywords

MICROBIOLOGY; POLYPROPYLENES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SYRINGES;

MICROBIOLOGICAL STABILITY;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

LEVOBUPIVACAINE; POLYPROPYLENE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUFENTANIL CITRATE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SOLUTION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAMINAR AIRFLOW; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0344950499     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-0987(03)00041-1     Document Type: Article

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