Droperidol

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Wed, 07/08/2020 - 17:47

Daniel Kudryashov

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Droperidol

We have removed droperidol from the hospital formulary some time ago due to concerns over QT prolongation and Torsades. However, there is increasing pressure from Anesthesia to use droperidol post-operatively for N/V as the risk of TdP is low (<0.1%) and there is EKG monitoring in the OR so the team can avoid giving the medication to those with prolonged QT.

I would appreciate your responses to these questions.

1) Do you have droperidol on formulary?
2) What restrictions do you have in place for ordering, if anY?

Thank you.

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