What are the safety guidelines for vincristine preparation and administration? A. Use an infusion pump to administer intravenously over 25-50 minutes. B. Prepare in a minibag and infuse intravenously over 5-15 minutes. C. Dilute in a 10ml syringe with normal saline and administer IV push. D. Reconstitute in a minibag of 5% dextrose in water and administer IV push

What are the safety guidelines for vincristine preparation and administration? A. Use an infusion pump to administer intravenously over 25-50 minutes. B. Prepare in a minibag and infuse intravenously over 5-15 minutes. C. Dilute in a 10ml syringe with normal saline and administer IV push. D. Reconstitute in a minibag of 5% dextrose in water and administer IV push

Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Professions

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Chapter25: Cardiovascular Drugs

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