"I would definitely recommend this book to all staff with an interest and involvement in intravenous drug therapy."
--The Pharmaceutical Journal

"There is no doubt that nurses will find this small book useful. It should be available for consultation in any clinical area where drugs are administered to patients by the injectable routes."
--Journal of Clinical Nursing

The safe administration of injectable medicines is key to patient safety. The NPSA recognises the use of injectable medicines is a high risk activity and recommends written information about injectables to be available at the point of preparation.

The UCL Hospitals Injectable Medicines Administration Guide is a practical, accessible guide covering many important aspects of administering medicines by injection. It provides clear, concise information on the preparation and administration of over 245 injectable medicines for adults, paediatrics and neonates. It is an essential resource for nurses and other healthcare professionals: it provides the key information and advice needed for the safe and effective administration of injectable medicines.

The Guide's introductory section provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of injectable therapy, including the risks and benefits of IV administration, infusion devices, and pharmaceutical aspects of injectable therapy.

For each drug the alphabetically tabulated monographs provide:

• A practical method of preparation and administration via the IV, IM and SC routes, with risk reduction in mind at every step

• Expert advice from the team of specialist pharmacists at UCLH to ensure safe and pragmatic use of each medicine

• Monitoring advice for the management of reactions that may occur during administration

• Y-site and syringe driver compatibility data

• Minimum infusion volume data for fluid restricted patients

• Extravasation warnings, pH, sodium content, displacement values, stability and flush data

  New to this edition:

• 40 new monographs including recently marketed, unlicensed, rarely used and specialist medicines

• Detailed advice for the administration of high risk medicines such as heparin, with access to UCLH's medicine related guidelines at www.wiley.com/go/UCLH

• A colour-coded NPSA risk assessment for every mode of administration for every medicine, to highlight the safest method of administration

• A user guide and tutorial to give new readers confidence in using and understanding the Guide

• Revised chapters on administration methods and devices, aseptic non-touch technique, and latex allergy

• Fully revised and expanded Y-site compatibility section

• Spiral binding to allow the book to be left open at the relevant page

  The Guide is also available electronically at www.uclhguide.com.

  Autorentext

  UCL Hospitals Pharmacy Team

  Inhalt

  Third edition editorial board viii

  Contributors ix

  Acknowledgements x

  Preface xi

  Section A 1

  1 Introduction 1

  2 Overview 2

  2.1 Organisation of information in the Guide 2

  2.2 Sources of information and disclaimer 3

  3 UCLH policies 4

  3.1 Responsibilities of professional staff at UCLH 4

  3.2 Preparation of injectable medicines on wards, clinics and departments at UCLH 5

  4 An overview of intravenous therapy 6

  4.1 When is intravenous therapy appropriate? 6

  4.2 Drug factors that influence the choice of route 7

  4.3 Disadvantages of intravenous administration 8

  4.4 Routes of intravenous administration 9

  5 Factors affecting patency of intravenous sites 11

  5.1 Factors increasing failure of intravenous sites 11

  5.2 Factors decreasing failure of intravenous sites 11

  5.3 Occlusion of central venous catheters 11

  6 Methods of intravenous administration 12

  6.1 Intravenous bolus 12

  6.2 Intermittent intravenous infusion 13

  6.3 Continuous intravenous infusion 13

  6.4 Preparation and administration of intravenous medicines 14

  6.5 Aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT) 15

  7 Extravasation of injectables: overview and management advice 17

  7.1 Patient factors affecting extravasation 17

  7.2 Medicine factors affecting extravasation 17

  7.3 Administration factors affecting extravasation 21

  7.4 Overall risk for extravasation 21

  7.5 Treatment of extravasation 21

  8 Flushing cannulae, catheters and administration sets 24

  8.1 Flushing between medicines 24

  8.2 When not to flush 24

  8.3 Flushing catheters and cannulae not in use 25

  8.4 Flushing with heparin 25

  9 Infusion pumps 26

  9.1 Pumps used at UCLH 26

  9.2 Volumetric pumps 26

  9.3 Syringe pumps 26

  9.4 Pumps for ambulatory use 27

  9.5 Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps 27

  9.6 Target-controlled anaesthesia (TCI or TIVA) pumps 28

  10 Administration of injectables in primary care 29

  10.1 Self-caring patients 30

  11 Formulation and presentation of injectables 31

  11.1 Medicines that require reconstitution 31

  11.2 Preparations in solution requiring further dilution before use 32

  11.3 Preparations available 'ready to use' without further dilution 32

  11.4 Preparations available 'ready to administer' 32

  12 Pharmaceutical aspects of injectable administration 34

  12.1 Displacement values 34

  12.2 Sodium content 34

  12.3 Drop size 35

  12.4 Layering 35

  12.5 Fluid restriction 35

  13 Factors influencing medicine stability and compatibility of injectable medicines 37

  13.1 Degradation 37

  13.2 Precipitation 38

  13.3 Binding of medicines to plastics 38

  13.4 Destabilisation of parenteral emulsions 39

  13.5 Leaching of plasticisers 39

  13.6 Blood and blood products 40

  14 Allergic reactions to injectables 41

  14.1 Latex allergy 41

  15 Compatibility of drugs in a syringe driver for subcutaneous use 43

  16 Risk assessment of injectables and risk reduction 45

  16.1 Risk assessment 45

  16.2 Risk reduction 47

  17 Useful resources 49

  17.1 Websites 49

  17.2 Further reading 50

  Section B 51

  User guide 51

  Monographs in alphabetical order 67

  Index of monographs 333