INDICES> Intrathecal - intraventricular administration of antibiotics (3)

[Kirsten Myhr <myhr@online.no>]

INDICES> Intrathecal - intraventricular administration of antibiotics (3)
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Dear Dimitiris,

If you give drugs intrathecally or by epidural injecion, it is important 
that they do not contain preservatives and that the solution is 
physiologically 'neutral', i.e using sodium chloride or lactated Ringer for 
any reconstitution. In newborns it is warned against using benzyl alcohol 
even for iv injections because of CNS toxicity.

I could probably dig up references if you need them.

Kind regards

Kirsten

Kirsten Myhr, MScPharm, MPH
Bygdoy alle 58B
0265 Oslo, Norway
Tel.: +47 22 56 05 85
myhr@online.no
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