Medications not yet evaluated by P&T are considered NON-FORMULARY. Always check 2 unique patient identifiers - NAME and DATE OF BIRTH - at every step! Please be sure to document all clinical activities daily.
Can use generic tablets for both Betapace and Betapace AF with a 1mg:1mg conversion.
Sotalol intravenous is nonformulary as of March 2017. Drug costs $3400/day. Contact prescriber and recommend alternative agent -- i.e. procainamide, amiodarone, lidocaine (ventricular arrhythmia).
Reviewed: April, 27, 2010 and 28 Feb 2017 (sotalol IV)
Can use generic tablets for both Betapace and Betapace AF with a 1mg:1mg conversion.
Sotalol intravenous is nonformulary as of March 2017. Drug costs $3400/day. Contact prescriber and recommend alternative agent -- i.e. procainamide, amiodarone, lidocaine (ventricular arrhythmia).
Reviewed: April, 27, 2010 and 28 Feb 2017 (sotalol IV)