IV Drug Compatabilities

by VickyRN
Apr 4, '02   Views: 3,192   Comments: 6


  1. Hi
    Does anyone out there in vast cyberspace know of a quick reliable web resource on IV drug compatabilities (dopamine, nitroglycerin, cardizem, etc)????
    Thank you for your assistance.
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  3. by kewlnurse
    Apr 4, '02
    That would be nice, I'm tired of calling pharmacy all the time.
  4. by VickyRN
    Apr 4, '02
    ME TOO!!!!
  5. by pebbles
    Apr 4, '02
    Ask your managers - we have a handy chart that cross-references almost all of the iv drugs we give. It hangs on the wall of the med room for close reference. I'll have a look and see if I can figure out which company prints it.
  6. by CEN35
    Apr 4, '02
    i'm not sure exactly why you are asking

    however, when i have a ccu patient, or someone with an acute mi i do my own thing. i start three lines on all those patients. you can run ntg/dopamine/dobutamine/heparin/lidocaine all in one line if you have too. then i use my 2nd line, for incompatible drips, like riapro, integrelin, tpa, etc etc. the third line, i use fir any ivpu meds you mght need to give, that are not compatible with anything (i.e. lopressor, retivase, etc etc).

    me
  7. by kewlnurse
    Apr 4, '02
    you run dope through a peripheral? we only di it in an absolutly emergent situation, and even then policy states a cvc must be in within 2 hours.

    We have those charts also but they are out dated.
  8. by RNforLongTime
    Apr 4, '02
    At my hospital we run dopamine through a peripheral line--docs at my place seem "afraid" to put in a central line. It is policy though to have the doc write an order for regitine should the line (god forbid) infiltrate.

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