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I work Mon. - Fri. and one weekend every 6 weeks. I do not work
holidays.

Ramona A. Davis, Pharm.D.

Coordinator, Medication Regulatory & Accreditation Services

Medication Safety Services, The Cleveland Clinic Department of Pharmacy

9500 Euclid Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44195

Phone: (216)444-6666

I am usually Monday thru Friday. I do work about every 6th weekend, and
no holidays.

Karin L Terry, Pharm.D.

Medication Safety Officer

OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

Office: (309) 655-3390

Pager: 111-7196

karin.l.te...@osfhealthcare.or g

"Efficiency and safety are not always partners in safe medication

M-F plus one extra weekend every 4 weeks.

Lijian "Leo" Cai, PharmD

Medication Safety Officer

University of Chicago Medical Center

5841 S. Maryland Avenue

MC0010 Room TE026B

Chicago, IL 60637

(773) 702-5507 office

I am Monday - Friday

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I am Mon. thru Fri.

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I am Mon. thru Fri.

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I am Monday thru Friday...

Can you tell me if your job is Monday through Friday or are you in the
rotation with weekends and holidays.

I am Monday thru Friday...

Can you tell me if your job is Monday through Friday or are you in the
rotation with weekends and holidays.

Donna Bohannon, R. Ph.
Medication Safety Officer
Franklin Square Hospital
443-777-7948
B- 410-932-7371

CONFIDENTIAL: The information contained in this communication,

Usually M-F, but "on-call" 24/7 :)

Tram Emily Do, Pharm.D.
Medication Safety Pharmacist
Department of Pharmacy Services
Riverside County Regional Medical Center
26520 Cactus Avenue
Moreno Valley, California 92555

Can you tell me if your job is Monday through Friday or are you in the

Can you tell me if your job is Monday through Friday or are you in the
rotation with weekends and holidays.
Donna Bohannon, R. Ph.
Medication Safety Officer
Franklin Square Hospital
443-777-7948
B- 410-932-7371
CONFIDENTIAL: The information contained in this communication,
including its attachments may contain confidential information and

Does anyone have a job description for a Medication Safety Officer
they are willing to share?

Thanks,

Tabitha Carney, PharmD, MBA, MSHA
Emory Healthcare

Hi everyone,

We are looking to update our current Physician Central Line Order
Sheet as we have noticed that drug pH and/or osmolarity are overlooked
when physicians are ordering medications resulting in administration
via an inappropriate IV line.

We are proposing to include an area where the physician would need to

So sorry... I tried creating a table in my original post and I see it
turned out to be a big mess...

I had 3 columns: the name of the IV product, the "beyond use date" (for
non pre-mixed products), and the hang time. Below is the list of
products:

1. Pre-mixed bag of clear fluid (e.g. 0.9% NS)

Hello everyone, I am finishing up a MUE on Erbitux at a local hospital
here and was wondering if you had any protocols or physician order forms
which ensure the appropriate prescribing and monitoring of Erbitux.
Thanks.

Adlia M. Ebeid, Pharm.D.
Drug Information Resident
Texas Southern University
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

* How do folks determine expiration dates/beyond use dating/hang
times, whatever you want to call it, for IV drips? Does your policy
specify a "beyond use date" for the product (per USP, below) and a
maximum "hang time"? How did you determine the hang time for
preparations other than TPN and lipids (these 2 are addressed in CDC

I found this from the CDC:

Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related
Infections; August 9, 2002 / 51(RR10);1-26

Parenteral fluids

1. Complete the infusion of lipid-containing solutions (e.g., 3-in-1
solutions) within 24 hours of hanging the solution (156--158,226,229).

I'd have to take some time to dig up the info, but the CDC about 3 years ago produced some material on this issue.
The piece indicated that premanufactured bags and IV tubing are safe up to 96 hours.

I think 24-hr seems reasonable.

Tram Emily Do, Pharm.D.
Medication Safety Pharmacist
Department of Pharmacy Services
Riverside County Regional Medical Center
26520 Cactus Avenue
Moreno Valley, California 92555

2/13/2009 2:34 PM >>>
I noticed that our pre-op area will spike and prime their bags of NS

I noticed that our pre-op area will spike and prime their bags of NS and
LR in advance and give them an expiration of 96 hours. This doesn't seem
OK, but I cannot find a reference to support my idea.
USP 797 talks about low-med-high risk IV meds that are "compounded".
Would a spiked bag of NS be considered "compounded"?

Hi All-

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-Chris

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I've attached our extravasation policy.

Karen E. Thompson, Pharm.D.
Medication Safety Officer
Providence Alaska Medical Center
phone 907-212-4826
fax 907-261-3645

"We must accept human error as inevitable - and design around that
fact."
-Donald Berwick, MD, MPP, President and CEO, IHI

Hello everyone,
I am trying to find information about the treatment of vancomycin and
zosyn extravasations and was wondering if any of your institutions
have policies in place for these non-vesicant drugs.

Thank you!

Lyndsy Pinchevsky, PharmD
Medication Use Safety Resident
UMass Memorial Medical Center | Department of Pharmacy