Hospital Pharmacy Technician's Letter

September 2020 Issue

You'll see new devices to help prevent wrong-route med administration errors...

We're getting questions about how to handle problems with masks...

Treatments for dangerously high blood levels of potassium, or "acute hyperkalemia," will need to be given ASAP...

You may need to remove ethanol products...

Covidmask

Orphengesic Forte
orphenadrine/aspirin/caffeine
Combination product for acute musculoskeletal pain

Semglee
insulin glargine
A new long-acting insulin for diabetes

Phexxi
lactic acid/citric acid/potassium bitartrate
A vaginal gel formulation for on-demand prevention of pregnancy