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HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL PHARMACY STERILE PRODUCTS UPDATE |
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March 2018 |
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IV Fluid Shortage We currently have an abundant supply of NS and D5W 500 mL. The ED has switched to NS 500 mL bags instead of LR 1,000 mL. We did get a small supply of D5W 100 mL, but not enough to sustain for very long. Calcium 2 g is being made in NS on the robot, but has 14 day expiration refrigerated. A small supply has been loaded in pyxis machines. |
PSP Aeroscout Temperature Monitor When ambient, refrigerator or freezer temperatures are out of range Aeroscout will send a message to the pager in PSP. When an alert comes to the pager, check to see what the issue is and document it in the log. If the refrigerator is not functioning properly, the drugs need to be moved to a working refrigerator to avoid loss of product. |
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Free 8 Hour Technician CE Progam Free technician CE Saturday April 7 and Saturday April 14th from 7:30AM - 4PM at Huntsville Hospital Corporate University. Lunch will be provided. Topics to be covered include: transitions of care, drug information, medication safety, childhood illnesses and vaccines, medical surveillance, robotics, hospice, and Alabama pharmacy law. |
ceFAZolin 2g Duplex change ceFAZolin 2 g bags are on backorder. All Pre-Op and OR areas are now using #2 1 g IV push vials instead of the duplex bags. |
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nitroPRUSSide Concentration Change March 13 the infusion pumps will be updated to reflect the new ready to use nitroPRUSSide 50 mg/100 mL. These will be kept on the carousel in central pharmacy and sent from PSP when ordered. |
dilTIAZem Backorder dilTIAZem supply has been exhausted and since verapamil is also on backorder, esmolol is the most appropriate alternate therapy. Esmolol bolus vials will come from central pharmacy and the premix bags are in PSP on the RTU wall: 2,500 mg/250 mL and for patients with fluid restriction 2,000 mg/100 mL is available. |
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Sterile Empty Bag Backorder All sizes of sterile empty bags and bottles are on backorder. Since PSP can no longer pool IVIG into one bag each dose is being sent as individual or multiple bottles. Nurses should use vented tubing for infusion. |
Current Backorders |
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Robot Phenylephrine Phenylephrine 50 mg/NS 250 mL is now being made on the robot. The first round is off sequester and available to use in Pyxis and PSP. Expiration is 60 days room temperature. |
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