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Table 1 Examples of prescription-checking rules for intravenous drugs

From: Application of information-intelligence technologies in pharmacy intravenous admixture services in a Chinese third-class a hospital

Type

Irrational prescriptions

Prescription-checking rules and warnings

Wrong solvent

Lansoprazole for injection/30 mg + 5% GS/100 mL

Carboplatin injection/0.4 g + 10% GS/250 mL

Homoharringtonine injection/2 mg + 0.9% NS/100 mL

0.9% NS only

5% GS 250—00 mL only

5%or10%GS

250–500mlL

Hepatocyte growth-promoting factor injection/120 mg + 

0.9%NS/250 mL

GS only

Dacarbazine injection/0.6 g + 0.9% NS/250 mL

5% GS 250–500 mL only

Incompatibility

Vitamin C injection/2 g + calcium aspartate injection/1.5 g

Dexamethasone injection/3 mg + cefazedone sodium injection/0.5 g + 5% GS/100 mL

Incompatible

Incompatible

Vitamin C injection/2 g + riboflavin sodium phosphate injection

Affectthetherapeutic

effect

Inappropriate concentration

Ribavirin injection/500 mg + 0.9% NS/250 mL 10% potassium chloride injection/10 mL + invert sugar injection/250 mL

 ≤ 1 mg/mL

 ≤ 3 mL/100 mL

Etoposide injection/150 mg + 0.9% NS/250 mL

 ≤ 0.4 mg/mL

Inappropriate dosage

Propacetamolhydrochlorideinjection/4 g + 0.9%

NS/100 mL

Vinpocetine injection/60 mg + GS/250 mL

Adults (and children over

15 years old): 1–2 g/dose

Adults: 20–30 mg/dose

ademetionine1,4-butanedisulfonate injection/1.5g + 5%

GS/250 mL

Adults: 0.5–1 g/dose

Route of administration

Mouse nerve growth factor injection/18 μg + 0.9%

NS/100 mL

Thymopentin injection/40 mg + 0.9% NS/100 mL

Intramuscular injection

Hypodermic injection