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Meds you hate to give....

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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    Keflex, smells like cat pee.

    Suppositories (any of them).

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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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    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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    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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    Go-Lytely.

    Nothin' "Lyte" about that!!!:chuckle

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