Hurricane Helene wrecked a Baxter International factory that produced 60 percent of the country’s IV fluids. Nearly 25,000 people who need IV nutrition are scrambling.
In addition to the aforementioned reasons, IN drug administration is a superior technique because it does not require sterile technique or invasive equipment such as intravenous catheters.
In the United States, 60% of serious and life-threatening medication errors in general inpatients involve i.v. medications. [1] A similar percentage (56%) of medication errors involve i.v ...
We know that hospitals and government agencies are now scrambling to cope with these shortages.” The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added three IV fluids to its drug-shortage database, but the ...