Lacosamide IV Push?

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Lacosamide IV Push?

Hello - wondering if any institutions are giving lacosamide IV push at your institution? We have had some interest in this route to minimize delays in high risk/seizing patients. There is some literature that has made its way into tertiary resources, but unclear to me if folks are actually doing this (and any experiences to report). Thanks!

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McLaughlin, K, Carabetta C, Hunt N, et al. Safety of Intravenous Push Lacosamide Compared With Intravenous Piggyback at a Tertiary Academic Medical Center. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. July 19, 2020
Hofler J, Unterberer I, Cobesberger J, et al. Intravenous lacosamide in status epilepticus and seizure clusters. Epilepsia 2011;52(10):e148-52.
Kellinghaus C, Berning S, Immisch I, et al. Intravenous lacosamide for treatment of status epilepticus. Acta Neurol Scan 2011;123:137-41.
Elsevier IV Push Administration of Drugs. 2020. https://www.elsevier.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1008955/IVP-Drug-Ad... Available at: Last accessed 10.26.2021
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