Pharmacy Technician's Letter Hospital

June 2018 Issue

Investigational drugs require your special attention to reduce the risk of errors....

You may see orders for very high vitamin K doses in patients who've used synthetic cannabinoids....

You can prevent dangerous mix-ups with lipid formulations....

You may see more orders for rabies "post-exposure prophylaxis"....

Pills

Biktarvy
bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide
A combination drug for treatment of HIV-1 infection

Lonhala Magnair
glycopyrrolate
New oral inhalation solution formulation for COPD

Symdeko
tezacaftor/ivacaftor
A combination formulation for cystic fibrosis in patients with a specific gene mutation