Meds you hate to give....

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Specializes in Utilization Management.

What are the top medications that you hate to give and why?

Mine is Amphotericin B (called "Ampho-terrible" at my hospital).

Anything that can't mix with Normal Saline makes me nervous. It makes me wonder what's going to happen when it gets into the vein--isn't blood a fairly salty environment?

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

Keflex, smells like cat pee.

Suppositories (any of them).

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Specializes in Critical Care, Pediatrics, Geriatrics.

any laxative bc of the clean up

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Compazine and phenergan, don't know what the pt will do. Loopiness, itchness, allergic rx, just don't like them.

MajorDomo

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Enulose

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

Go-Lytely.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

I don't like giving amphoterrible either, because of the high reaction rate.

I also don't like Go-lytely.

I hate giving IV Dilantin boluses without a central line.

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Cardizem and Corvert...b/c people sometimes try to die when you give them. ;)

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Charcoal! Especially if they vomit! The drama with the OG/NG is quite unpleasant as well!

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Oh yeah...forgot to put charcoal on my list ;)

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Specializes in Geriatrics/Oncology/Psych/College Health.

Mucomyst....ick.

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Amphoterrible is by far the worst IMO. I'm dealing with little babies with fragile little veins and basically wind up having to start a new PIV for every dose. I hate it.

I also hate indocin. Seen far to many intestines perf....

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