Nurses General Nursing
Published Jan 15, 2003
why is dilantin IV given slowly?
cactus wren
295 Posts
My daughter had SJS after Cipro....was horrid... Allergist told her to never,never take any AbX in that class again. Luckily she didn`t need any skin grafts
And I,also, haven`t used Dilantin in ages...just Cerebyx
BrandyBSN
820 Posts
we have a couple docs that prefer dilantin... but most with change the order to cerebyx if we suggest it. we only keep one or two vials of dilantin in the pyxis, but plenty of cerebyx.
louloubell1
350 Posts
Ooo, yeah. That's the reaction I was talking about. Couldn't remember the name of it, but ....ugh. It's disgusting!
Lou
Convicted of placenta previa & serving time on couch arrest ~Day 13
ERNurse752, RN
1,323 Posts
Still see IV Dilantin pretty commonly in my neck of the woods.
I've given IV Cerebyx once, and that was when the intensivist was in the ER with that particular pt, giving us orders.
Always get a chill when I think of what could happen if someone got Cerebyx and Celebrex mixed up...
JohnnyGage
141 Posts
Originally posted by ERNurse752 Always get a chill when I think of what could happen if someone got Cerebyx and Celebrex mixed up...
Well, it's happened. We only use IV Cerebyx in our hospital, and only oral dilantin. That way if we get Cerebyx ordered PO, then we or the pharmacist has to call to clarify what drug we're supposed to be giving.