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Drug incompatibilities
- Drug incompatibilities are physical and chemical reactions that occur in vitro between two or more drugs when the solutions are combined in the same syringe, tubing, or bottle.
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DRUG INCOMPATIBILITIES : definition, risks and management . Dre Caroline Fonzo-Christe. Pharmacie des HUG. Advanced Studies, Universität Basel. August 26. st. 2011. MAIN POINTS. What are drug incompatibilities? How frequent in the hospital? How can we prevent them? How can we treat them? What should you know? 3. MAIN POINTS.
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Sep 24, 2021 · Incompatibility is present when visible or electronically-determined precipitates, particulates, haziness, turbidity, color, or gas evolution are detected. A 10% or greater loss of intact drug within 24 hours is also considered evidence of incompatibility.
Drug incompatibilities are chemical interactions that occur between drugs in vitro. Drugs that are incompatible should not be mixed together in a syringe or fluid bag. As a general rule, do not mix drugs unless necessary and then only if you know they are compatible.
Aug 3, 2013 · Incompatibilities between drug solutions can jeopardise the safety and effectiveness of intravenous drug therapies, especially when managing patients in intensive care units. Patients receive many drugs simultaneously, but through limited venous access sites.
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Physicochemical incompatibility (PCI) between drugs infused together is frequent, but under-recognized. PCI can lead to drug inactivity, catheter occlusion, embolism or inflammatory reactions. The aims of this work were to identify most frequent and relevant drug incompatibilities and to review and develop strategies for their prevention.
This was an observational prospective survey conducted between January and March 2015 in an intensive care unit (ICU) and in September 2014 in a hematology sterile unit (HSU). Drugs administered to patients were recorded and their compatibility assessed based on published compatibility data.
Drug incompatibilities accounted for 12% (23/189) and 17% (116/686) of drug pairs infused in the ICU and the HSU, respectively. Pantoprazole was the most frequent drug implied in PCI. Regarding drug classes, anti-infective agents and gastrointestinal drugs were the most frequently implied. Among the incompatible pairs, 78% and 61% implicated a drug...
Given the frequency and the potential for severe consequences of PCI, pharmacists have a role to play in raising awareness of nurses and practitioners, and proposing adequate tools and solutions to reduce their incidence.
- Ophélie Maison, Cléa Tardy, Delphine Cabelguenne, Stéphanie Parat, Sophie Ducastelle, Vincent Piriou...
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Jan 30, 2022 · Pharmaceutical Incompatibility is the result of prescribing or mixing two or more substances which are antagonist in nature and an undesirable product is formed which may affect the safety, purpose or appearance of the preparation. It is usually unintentional.
In pharmacodynamic interactions, one drug alters the sensitivity or responsiveness of tissues to another drug by having the same (agonistic) or a blocking (antagonistic) effect. These effects usually occur at the receptor level but may occur intracellularly.
