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3.2
Drug Libraries
3.3
Drugs
3.3.1
Infusion Rates
3.3.2
Drug X (mL/h)
Information
We recommend using a custom profile when infusing critical
drugs.
We recommend that you create and upload profiles in order to
limit usage errors, and to better adapt the use of the pump to the
local practices of the different care units. For example, make sure
to limit flow rates for sensitive populations.
We recommend creating a specific profile per patient population
and/or care unit, therapy, protocol, and so on.
A drug library is a comprehensive list of drugs that includes limits on drug infusion
rates.
Information
Each drug library can support up to 150 drug entries that are
defined and validated by healthcare professionals according to
the drug protocols used at the healthcare facility and/or ward
level.
Drug settings may be adjusted on the pump according to pre-
defined programming limits, such as dose limits.
Infusion modes defined in a custom drug entry are not adjustable
on the pump.
A drug in a drug library must specify the infusion rate:
Flow rate
: Infusion of a volume over a period of time
Dose rate
: Infusion of a specific amount of a drug corresponding to a dose
rate
Drug X (mL/h)
is an open entry that can be selected if the intended drug is not
found in the drug library. It has the following characteristics:
Fewer limits than the other drugs in the library.
A full complement of the medication safety software's safeguards is
unavailable.
It is strongly recommended to use Drug X (mL/h) in a limited number of clinical
cases and under close patient monitoring by the clinical staff.
In each custom profile, the healthcare facility can enable or disable Drug X (mL/h)
using the medication safety software.
