European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Aug 31, 2017
OBJECTIVES: It is essential to obtain homogeneous drug mixtures, especially when only a fraction of the prepared dose is to be administered. This study aimed to validate a manual mixing method for guaranteeing homogeneity.
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Aug 16, 2017
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Osler-Weber-Rendu disease, is a rare, vascular, autosomal dominant disorder. The purpose of this paper is to describe the efficacy and safety of treatment with intranasal bevacizumab in HHT....
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Aug 5, 2017
BACKGROUND: Swallowing difficulties are arising in an increasing number of patients, especially in elderly people. When deglutition ability is completely compromised, enteral administration of a drug via feeding tubes is used. Licensed pharmacists ha...
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Aug 2, 2017
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to monitor the physicochemical stability of prostaglandin E (PGE) 1.5 and 15 µg/mL in 10% dextrose stored in polypropylene syringes.
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Aug 2, 2017
BACKGROUND: Oral liquid solutions of the diuretic active ingredient furosemide (FUR) marketed across Europe do not comply with recent requirements for paediatric preparation owing to their ethanol content and, moreover, in some countries only tablet ...
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Jul 24, 2017
BACKGROUND: Severe infections such as endocarditis and osteomyelitis require long-term treatment with parenteral antibiotics and hence prolonged hospitalisation. Continuous infusion of ceftaroline through elastomeric devices can facilitate early hosp...
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Jul 19, 2017
OBJECTIVES: High dose of intravenous sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim (co-trimoxazole) is often used in immunocompromised patients for the treatment of pneumonia. Current manufacturer's dilution recommendation for intravenous co-trimoxazole (1:25 v...
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Jul 13, 2017
OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to assess the physicochemical stability of warfarin sodium liquid formulations stored at room temperature and under refrigeration.
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Apr 13, 2017
BACKGROUND: The chemical stability of coadministered ondansetron (OND) and haloperidol (HAL) in parenteral admixtures has not been described yet.
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Apr 10, 2017
OBJECTIVES: Voriconazole is the drug of choice for invasive aspergillosis (IA), a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in immunocompromised patients. Prolong intravenous administration of voriconazole is often needed in such patients due to high ...