Cervidil AND Pitocin

Nope. Never seen that. Our orders state that Pitocin cannot be started until cervadil has been removed for an hour.

"Cervidil may augment the activity of oxytocic agents and their concomitant use is not recommended. A dosing interval of at least 30 minutes is recommended for the sequential use of oxytocin following the removal of the Cervidil insert. No other drug interactions have been identified." - straight from the manufactorer www.cervadil.com and at the bottom of the page in the warnings and precautions(in which it won't let me copy and paste), it states clearly that cervadil must be removed before pitocin is started.

I think I would seriously question that order and probably refuse to do it. If s/he wants it like, s/he can do it themselves and stay and monitor the patient.

I would refuse that order.

No way no how!!

So is it standard on your unit?

Nope! Using two uterine stimulants at once is generally not recommended. The patient is getting Cervadil because she's not ready for pitocin! There may be no documented harm to the patient in whatever study this is, but how effective is it?

I cannot agree more w/ the peeps. Given together is a violation of the standard of care let alone dangerous. I don't care what study he's read, you will never find any professional organization that approves that. I recently did extensive research on misoprostol in relation to a different issue. Every single guideline I found clearly stated that they NOT be given together. So, there can be studies up the wazoo but if the guidelines & standards of care remain (the same)there is a very serious risk of harm & getting in some deep trouble. One should also consider informed consent; pt's right to know risks vs benefits. Who wants to explain that to the pt?

Sorry, my bad. I posted about misoprostol & not cervedil. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.