• Dosing/administration guidelines. • Not to be given by IV push. • To be infused over at least 10 minutes. Maximum dose of 12.5mg. • No infusion in hand or wrist veins. • Autosubstitution to prochlorperazine unless ordered as “do not substitute.” • Pregnant patients will not be automatically substituted to prochlorperazine. • Stored in dispensing cabinet with warning alert “not for IV push” and reference to policy.
Per policy, orders for these non-formulary agents will be changed to formulary equivalents.
Refrigerator item (suppository)
• Not to be given by IV push.
• To be infused over at least 10 minutes. Maximum dose of 12.5mg.
• No infusion in hand or wrist veins.
• Autosubstitution to prochlorperazine unless ordered as “do not substitute.”
• Pregnant patients will not be automatically substituted to prochlorperazine.
• Stored in dispensing cabinet with warning alert “not for IV push” and reference to policy.