Watch for Labeling Changes for Avycaz and Zerbaxa

November 2015

You'll see labeling changes for ceftazidime/avibactam (Avycaz) and ceftolozane/tazobactam (Zerbaxa)...due to recent compounding errors.

Labels on most injectable combination antibiotics (Unasyn, Zosyn, etc) show the SUM of both ingredients.

But original labels for Avycaz and Zerbaxa listed them SEPARATELY.

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Table of Contents

Emergency Preparedness Help Prevent Delays and Errors During Emergencies
Medication Errors Prevent MgSO4/MSO4 Mistakes
Sepsis Consider Antibiotics for Sepsis Patients to be STAT
Practice Follow Bar-coding Procedures to Prevent Product Mix-Ups
Pediatrics Look Out For Kids Getting Tramadol
Antibiotics Watch for Labeling Changes for Avycaz and Zerbaxa
Anticoagulants Don't Confuse ADD-Vantage Bivalirudin for an Antibiotic
Vaccines Avoid Mix-Ups with Prevnar 13 and Pneumovax 23
Antipsychotics Verify Your Hospital is Enrolled in the New Clozapine REMS Program
Neurology & Pain Feel Comfortable if Orders Instruct Nurses to Cut Lidocaine Patches
Epinephrine Keep IntraCARDIAC Epinephrine Syringes Out of Crash Carts