IV Meds

Question 1

Drugs with leaching/adsorption/absorption issues with PVC bags

Answer 1

Leach Absorbs To Take In Nutrients

• lorazepam
• amiodarone
• tacrolimus
• taxanes
• insulin
• nitroglycerin

Question 2

Drugs with diluent solution requirements: needs normal saline (no dextrose)

Answer 2

A DIAbetic Can’t Eat Pie

• ampicillin
• daptomycin
• infliximab
• amp/sulbactam
• caspofungin
• ertapenem
• phenytoin

Question 3

Drugs with diluent solution requirements: needs dextrose (no normal saline)

Answer 3

Obese Baker Avoids Salt

• oxaliplatin
• bactrim
• amphotericin B
• synercid

Question 4

Parental nutrition is filtered through what size micron filter

Answer 4

0.22

If lipids are included then 1.2

Question 5

IV drugs that DO NOT require refrigeration

Answer 5

Dear Sweet Pharmacist, Freezing Makes Me Edgy

• dexmedetomide (precedex)
• SMX/TMP
• phenytoin
• furosemide
• metronidazole
• moxifloxacin
• enoxaparin

Question 6

IV Drugs that require a filter

Answer 6

that’s my GAL PLAT

• golimumab (Simponi)
• amiodarone
• lorazepam
• phenytoin
• lipids
• amphotericin B
• taxanes

Question 7

Drugs to protect from light during administration

Answer 7

Protect Every Necessary Med from Daylight

• phytonadione (Vit K)
• epoprostenol
• nitroprusside
• micafungin
• doxycycline