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Safe Storage and Distribution Practices for Neuromuscular Blocking Agents |
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PP&P April 2007
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Nueromuscular Blocking Agents (NMBAS), such as vecuronium, succinylcholine, recuronium, pancuronium, and atracurium, are indicated as adjuncts to anesthesia to induce skeletal muscle relaxation and paralysis (including respiratory muscles) and to facilitate the management of patients undergoing mechanical ventilation.1 It is due to these actions that NMBAs are considered “high alert” medications (drugs that bear a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when they are used in error) according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) and United States Pharmacopeia (USP). NMBAs are used in the operating room during surgery and in other areas such as the emergency department,cardiac catheterization lab, intensive care units, and interventional radiology, as well as other areas where procedures are performed or where intubation is required, such as during a medical emergency.
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PP&P April 2007
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The Importance of Proper Aseptic Technique
Read this article to learn about the importance of training, media-fill process stimulation, and ensuring employee competency. click here to download PDF
Where to Find Training Programs:
Basics of Aseptic Compounding Technique Video Training Program www.ashp.org
Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs Video Training Program www.ashp.org
Compounding Sterile Preparations 2.0: A Multimedia Learning Program www.ashp.org
CriticalPoint E-learning Modules www.pppmag.com/cp
Valiteq Five-Part Training Video www.valiteq.com
Where to Find Media-Fill Testing Kits
Lab Safety Corporation
Hardy Diagnostics
Q. I. Medical Inc
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PP&P April 2007
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Compounding Aseptic Isolators
On this page PP&P highlights some of the CAI's available for the compounding of hazardous and non-hazardous sterile preparations.
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TempTrak from Cooper-Atkins |
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PP&P April 2007
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Licensed for 253 Beds, Akron Children's Hospital offers a wide range of services with practitioners in a variety of pediatric specialties. Our pharmacy department is responsible for monitoring the temperature of 59 medication storage locations, most of which are refrigerators. However, we also monitor the temperature and humidity of several non-refrigerated areas to ensure medications are stored in compliance with JCAHO and USP standards in those locations as well. To
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