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Consider… CONCENTRATIONS – compatibility is often concentration dependent DILUENT– medication must be compatible with diluent LINES AND LUMENS – peripheral or central, number of lumens in central line HOW WILL THE MEDICATIONS COME INTO CONTACT – Y-site, admixture, syringe ADMINISTRATION RATES – indicates duration of contact CONTAINER – PVC, polyethylene, polyurethane, polyolefin OTHER PARENTERAL MEDICATIONS/ FLUIDS – provides alternative compatibility options pH – medications unlikely to be compatible if there is a large difference in pH SAFETY – will administration change the rate of the medication already running. Is this safe/appropriate? ALTERNATIVE – route of administration (eg rectal) |
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Palliative Care/Syringe Driver Compatibility
| If compatibility uncertain and concurrent administration unavoidable, alert prescriber and monitor for signs of physical incompatibility (precipitation, cloudiness, colour change) – the event of which requires cessation of the infusion. |
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