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Covid and flu vaccine clincis

Diane Odeen's picture

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With this season's flu clinics we will be offering both flu and Covid shots on the same day, using different arms.

Brainstorming recommendations for safely conducting vaccine clinics using 2 or more vaccines for the same patient. I found a CDC recommendation to set up separate preparation stations for each vaccine to prevent medication errors.

Please share any ideas you may have.

thank you,
Diane

Lorazepam Intensol - Repackaged into Syringes

Feny Rasania's picture

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Good Afternoon Everyone,

I was reading a list on pediatric oral syringes that can be repackaged which includes Lorazepam Intensol Oral Concentration ( https://www.safecorhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Pediatric-Oral-... ).

Are you aware of any stability data regarding repackaged oral Lorazepam in syringes? If so, what is the BUD in the refrigerator and at room temperature?

Thanks for your help.

Override list - policy/detail

Dana Miller's picture

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Hi all,
to add to a recent post about override list requests without hijacking the thread, I am curious to know if for your override lists you list exact concentration and package sizes or if you just list the medication name unless there is a specific concentration that must be specified/clarified.

If you list concentrations and package sizes how do you manage drug shortages?

Targeted Best Practice #9 - 'Ensure all appropriate antidotes, reversal agents, and rescue agents are readily available.'

Lindsey M Eick's picture

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Has anyone completed ISMP TBP #9 and created/identified a list of antidotes, reversal agents, and rescue agents that can be administered immediately in emergency situations? We have the typical naloxone and flumazenil on override, diphenhydramine/hydrocortisone and famotidine for anaphylaxis and our adult ICU's have neostimine and sugammadex.

Curious if other institutions have created a list to see if we need to make any updates in order to complete this best practice and would appreciate any shared documents/protocols/policies!

BCMA for high alert medication IV rate changes

Paul Reeve's picture

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Hi,

We are discussing our current setting of requiring BCMA for IV rate changes for some of our high alert medications. We have independent double checks (IDC) for these same high alert medication rate changes (opioids, insuling drip, etc) and intend to keep those. Having a med scan with these IDC during rate changes seems like low value. Do other organizations require BCMA for some high alert medication rate changes? If so what value are you seeing?

Thanks,

Paul
St. Luke’s Health System, Idaho

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