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01/04/18 BG -- diazepam 10 mg/2 mL injection - CRITICAL SHORTAGE
From: Becky Ginn
To: Pharmacy Department
Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2018 2:48:25 PM
Subject: diazepam 10 mg/2 mL injection - CRITICAL SHORTAGE
Pharmacists: Please continue to be diligent with restricting this product for status epilepticus only...
The national shortage of
diazepam continues. All hospitals (Main, HHWC, and Madison) are down to very few tubexes.
Pharmacists : Please avoid verifying orders for diazepam injection unless it is for status epilepticus. If orders are written for agitation or pre-procedural anxiety, please notify the prescriber of the critical shortage, and request an order for an alternative (p.o. diazepam or another injectable drug).
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Becky Ginn, Pharm.D.
Huntsville Hospital