phenobarb loading doses

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Wed, 07/07/2021 - 14:21
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Jessica Rogers
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phenobarb loading doses

What are others doing to get phenobarbital loading doses to the bedside STAT?

We are facing the challenge of RNs needing 10+ vials of phenobarbital to get a loading dose into patients and weighting the risk/benefit of compounding at the bedside versus in the IV room. With the guidelines specifying a maximum # of components per preparation we are running into the challenge of immediate use compounding at the bedside versus creating a faster STAT turn around time through the central pharmacy...

thanks Jess

Jessica Rogers, PharmD, BCPS

Quality and Regulatory Compliance Supervisor

Pharmacy Department

Mount Auburn Hospital

330 Mount Auburn Street

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

617.499.6020

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