Re: Heparin bags in dextrose 500ml size 25,000 units
This has been the worst year I can remember for shortages of essential drugs. Where is it going to end?
Cardinal still had Baxter heparin bags, so I bought a bunch--and that is something I seldom do. Just another of those CYA situations, I guess!
Re: Heparin bags in dextrose 500ml size 25,000 units
We are making kits consisting of 2 x 10,000 u/1 ml and 1 x 5,000 u/ 1ml vials and a bag of D5W 500 ml for our ED areas and AMI boxes. We started making them recently with patient specific labels from our IV room when we ran out of stock in our Acudose machines. Ameridose is sending us some next week for a reasonable price considering the shortage.
Re: Heparin bags in dextrose 500ml size 25,000 units
Ameridose is compounding heparin bags in multiple strengths and sizes and has them available right now.
PharMedium is supposed to launch theirs on 2/16.