Amiodarone

[hagrid]

Do you infuse Amiodarone through a peripheral line? We do this and find that our patients develop phelbitis frequently. Do you use an in-line filter as well? Does your hospital have a policy regarding infusing this drug over a period of time?

[HappyNurse2005, RN]

In line filter: always. the alaris pumps will even remind you of this :)

Multi med line vs. Peripheral: I'm not certain, but every time i've had to give it was a person who already had a MML (like yesterday)

[Renee_RN]

In our facility, we frequently give Amiodarone peripherally. I have not seen an increase in phlebitis as compared to other running IV medications. Also, we do not have a special filter to use.

Renee

[HappyNurse2005, RN]

copied and pasted from rxlist.com

cordarone i.v. should, whenever possible, be administered through a central venous catheter dedicated to that purpose. an in-line filter should be used during administration

link

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic4/cordarone_iv_ids.htm#d

[kstockdaleRN]

I don't work CCU - just cardiac telemetry, but we get the occasional amiodarone. We have used peripheral lines, but always with a filter.

[leggera]

in italy we don't use filter. sometimes we have flebitis. i would like to know which kind of filter is possible tu use.

and is there some news about this in EBN?

[k-an24]

In CCU, we always make sure that we infuse amiodarone via central line.

[jmgrn65, RN]

In our facility, we frequently give Amiodarone peripherally. I have not seen an increase in phlebitis as compared to other running IV medications. Also, we do not have a special filter to use.

Renee

:yeahthat:

[Daniel4503]

It is my hospital policy to infuse amiodarone through a filter. As far as phlebitis is concerned, I have not noticed a trend, but it is known to have the potential to cause irritation. I think this irritation might be concentration related.

[AfloydRN, BSN, RN]

We have no in line filters for cordarone. We do give in peripherally or PO whatever works.