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06/10/20 jh Product note for select IV push antibiotics
June 10, 2020

From: "Joseph Ho" <joseph.ho@hhsys.org>

Subject: RE: Product note for select IV push antibiotics

Hey everyone!  Similar to the Product Notes we added last year, three new ones have been added by Travis/PharmIT:

1. For Dexamethasone, added: ADULT doses of Dexamethasone greater than 10 mg are given IVPB
2. For Maxipime, added: Intermittent ADULT doses of cefepime greater than 1 g are given IVPB
3. For Merrem, added:  Intermittent ADULT doses of meropenem greater than 500 mg are given IVPB

As before if you see a mismatch between Dose and Product on verification, you will want to void and re-enter the antibiotic using the appropriate sentences/options in PowerChart or Med Manager.

In an effort to aid verifying pharmacists, the following Product Notes have been added to a handful of antibiotic vials when we administer lower doses IV push and higher doses as IVPB:

1. For Ancef, added:  Intermittent ADULT doses of ceFAZolin greater than 2 g are given IVPB 
   2.  For Mefoxin, added:   Intermittent ADULT doses of cefOXitin greater than 2 g are given IVPB 
   3.  For Rocephin, added:   Intermittent ADULT doses of cefTRIAXone greater than 1 g are given IVPB

If you see a mismatch, you will want to void and re-enter the antibiotic using the appropriate sentences/options in PowerChart or Med Manager.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.