Hazardous Drugs
Medications that are potentially dangerous to pharmacy and nursing personnel and require additional precautions
What are hazardous drugs?
The independent verification performed by two qualified personnel before the administration of high alert medications
What is a "double-check"?
The beyond use date given to an IV bag once removed from its overlap (packaging)
What is 28 days?
According to SJMC Policy, this department is to be contacted for assistance in rescheduling doses of vancomycin, warfarin, or DOACs.
What is the pharmacy department?
Governing organization that defines what is considered a hazardous drug
What is NIOSH?
(National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
Any unexpected, unintended, undesired, or excessive response to medication that negatively affects prognosis, or results in temporary or permanent harm, disability, or death.
What is an adverse drug reaction?
This medication, as a multiple dose vial, is good until the manufacturer's expiration date
What are vaccines?
The total allowable time window for the administration of time critical medications.
What is 1 hour?
This auxiliary label is added to all non anti-neoplastic hazardous drugs (ex. conjugated estrogens)
What is "ATTN: High Alert Drug?"
Place where adverse drug reactions, medical variance, or adverse events to medications are reported
What is the ERS?
This type of medication, as a multi dose vial, is dated by the pharmacy upon dispense. It is stored at room temperature and must be discarded after 28 days, or as per manufacturer's guidelines
What are insulin vials?
The total allowable time window for administration of non time critical medications prescribed q4h, q6h, q8h, etc.
What is 2 hours?
( 1 hour before or after the scheduled dosing time)
Type of hood located in the negative pressure compounding area where oral liquids are made from solid dosage forms of hazardous drugs
What is vertical airflow hood?
Name of Ascension St. John policy that details how to document adverse drug events
What is the " Unanticipated Outcomes" Policy?
Number of days multi-dose vials used in clean preparation areas are dated for once opened
What is 28 days?
The total allowable time window of administration for medications prescribed more frequently than every 4 hours (q3h, q2h, etc.)
What is 1 hour?
30 minutes before or after scheduled dosing time
The auxiliary label insulin, opioid infusions, anticoagulant infusions, IV electrolytes, chemotherapy, IV thrombolytics, and neuromuscular blockers require
What is "high alert" label?
The comment "Time-Critical Medication" will appear on the eMAR of these two medications
What is " Carbidopa/Levodopa IR" and "Entacapone IR"?