Physical compatibility of 4% sodium citrate with selected antimicrobial agents

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1195-1198

  Dotson, Bryan ^a   Lynn, Scarlett ^b   Savakis, Katherine ^c   Churchwell, Mariann D ^b  

^a HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminoglycosides; Antibiotics; Anticoagulants; Antiinfective agents; Concentration; Daptomycin; Gentamicin; Hydrogen ion concentration; Incompatibilities; Injections; Linezolid; Photodecomposition; Precipitation; Sodium citrate; Spectrometry; Stability; Storage; Temperature; Tobramycin; Turbidity; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SODIUM; DAPTOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CITRIC ACID;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MIXTURE; EXCIPIENT COMPATIBILITY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBIDITY; CATHETER INFECTION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG INCOMPATIBILITY; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; LIGHT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; CITRATES; DRUG INCOMPATIBILITY; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIGHT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77957662180     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp090505     Document Type: Article

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