Amiodarone

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)

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

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

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

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?

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

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:

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.

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