L&D Special Delivery Unit - Injection of Atropine/Fent/Vec

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Tue, 03/19/2019 - 14:43
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Mark Thomas
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L&D Special Delivery Unit - Injection of Atropine/Fent/Vec

We are starting an L&D service, which is new to our organization. The service is being provided by a local adult hospital. They want to use a mixture of atropine, fentanyl and vecuronium in the same syringe for intrauterine injection. They are wanting to make it themselves at the point of need rather than wait for pharmacy.
I'm not familiar enough with L&D to know if this is common. Are there other hospitals that are using this combination of three drugs in one syringe? If so does pharmacy prepare or does L&D staff for immediate use?
Thanks
Mark

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