Re: 5fu during infusion
We use Micromedex to check compatability (or we just call the hospital pharmacy.) Here's what Micromedex has to say about running the following meds on a Y-port:
Fluorouracil-Irinotecan hydrochloride:
Not Tested
Fluorouracil-Leucovorin calcium:
Compatible
Irinotecan hydrochloride-Leucovorin calcium:
Not Tested
(5FU=Flourouracil)
In the hospital where I work, we are conservative, so if something is not tested, we assume it is incompatible (unless pharmacy gives us other info from a different source). So, to hang these three chemos at the same time, I would run my 5FU & LV (Leucovorin) together on one line, and I'd run my irinotecan in another line.
I also might ask the docs for a double or triple lumen PICC placement (especially if IV access was bad....) (And of course, if the person had a double-lumen port like many of our folks, I'd be all set.)
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