Epinephrine in crash carts

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Natalie Zilban
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Epinephrine in crash carts

I am new to this forum, so please forgive me if this topic has already been discussed.

Our Health System is in the process of standardizing and updating our crash carts and we have run into some issues regarding the epinephrine product in the cart. We previously had the 30 mL 1:1000 formulation but due to the safety concerns from the ISMP the pharmacy team has been pushing to remove it from carts. However, what we have found is that there are 1:1000 1 mL ampules but they are labeled for IM/SC use and there is concern about using them for IV use.

I am wondering what folks are doing at their respective sites.

Natalie

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