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Tue, 12/20/2016 - 13:39
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Randi Trope
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Hydroxyzine IV
1) Does your institution allow for hydroxyzine to be given IV?
2) If you can give IV is it limited to certain patient populations only?
3) If you can give IV what safeguards do you have surrounding it's IV administration to avoid extravasation?
Thanks,
Randi