Remember "One Shake, Two Shake" With Reconstituted Oral Meds

December 2017

Mishaps with powders for oral suspension can lead to overdoses or treatment failures.

In a recent case, a methylphenidate suspension was reconstituted with just HALF the required amount of water...and dispensed to a patient.

Fortunately, the fact the suspension was thicker than usual raised a red flag...so the patient never got a dose.

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Table of Contents

Shortages Use Strategies to Avoid Mix-Ups Due to Injectable Med Shortages
Antibiotics Vabomere Is a New Combo Antibiotic for Rare Drug-Resistant Infections
Transplantation Keep Oral Cyclosporine Products Straight
Vaccines Be Aware of the Differences Between Shingrix and Zostavax
Cancer Expedite Orders for Meds to Treat Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Insulin Think of Fiasp as Faster-Acting NovoLog
Medication Errors Remember "One Shake, Two Shake" With Reconstituted Oral Meds
Appropriate Med Use Be Aware of Med Indications That Are "Off the Beaten Path"
Constipation Symproic Will Join Movantik and Relistor for Opioid-Induced Constipation
Sickle Cell Disease Endari Will Be a New Specialty Med for Sickle Cell Disease