etoposide precipitation

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Thu, 05/20/2021 - 11:20
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Lucy Chen
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etoposide precipitation

Hi everyone,

I have had some questions regarding etoposide precipitation when a peristaltic pump is used to infuse this drug. However, from what I can find in the literature the language is soft, i.e. "non-peristaltic pump preferred" or "peristaltic pump MAY increase drug precipitation".

I'm wondering if anyone has encountered this previously? If you use a peristaltic type pump institution wide, would you change to a different pump specifically for etoposide? Also helpful to know if you do use this pump type for etoposide with no issues.

Thanks very much in advance!

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