MedPage Today News: FDA Warning on Needleless Systems for IV Heart Drugs

[8jimi8]

MedPage Today News: FDA Warning on Needleless Systems for IV Heart Drugs



I thought you would like to read the attached article:
The FDA is alerting healthcare professionals about potential problems with prefilled, needleless glass syringes used to deliver adenosine or amiodarone in patients with cardiac arrhythmias.

Click here for the full story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/DevicesandVaccines/23554

 

[Shishkabob]

My Adenosine and Amiodarone comes in vials, I'm safe ^_^


PS- Link no worky for me.

 

[8jimi8]

http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/DevicesandVaccines/23554

 

[reaper]

Have never had a problem with either of them. Maybe its operator error?

 

[Outbac1]

We had that problem last winter. The end of the glass syringe wasn't long enough to activate the plunger in the lock or tubing connection. We have since bought some adapters for them and they are kept with the adenosine. An alternative is to draw up the adenosine into an empty 5 or 10cc syringe as you would a drug from an ampoule and then give it.