You must obtain these solutions from a compounding pharmacy. This is a pharmacy capable of making these solutions under all the rules and regulations for such services. This is not usually done in a hospital based pharmacy. There are special compounding pharmacies in all areas though. You will just have to locate one in your area.
I saw this recommended I think in Bard literature in regards to the Power PICC's. Something about not using ETOH with them. BTW: sodium hydroxide + lipids = soap.
ETOH is a solvent on many of the polyurethane catheters. Some newer brands made with the latest formulation of polyurethane have greater resistence to ETOH, however I am not aware of any catheter manufacturer that has addressed the issue of locking a catheter with ETOH and what that could do to the catheter material over time. There are a couple of published lab studies though about this practice showing no material changes on 2 formulations of polyurethane. The catheter manufacturers continue to have warnings about ETOH exposure in the IFU. Lynn
Will your pharmacy dispense 70% ethanol?
You must obtain these solutions from a compounding pharmacy. This is a pharmacy capable of making these solutions under all the rules and regulations for such services. This is not usually done in a hospital based pharmacy. There are special compounding pharmacies in all areas though. You will just have to locate one in your area.
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com
Office Phone 770-358-7861
NaOH will work against base soluble drug deposits. If lipid deposits are what you are looking to address, you must use 70% ETOH.
RA Nishikawa, Pharm. D., BCNSP, FCSHP
RA Nishikawa, Pharm. D., BCNSP, FCSHP
Coordinator, Clinical Services
Director of Research
Nutrishare, Inc.
Elk Grove, CA
I saw this recommended I think in Bard literature in regards to the Power PICC's. Something about not using ETOH with them. BTW: sodium hydroxide + lipids = soap.
ETOH is a solvent on many of the polyurethane catheters. Some newer brands made with the latest formulation of polyurethane have greater resistence to ETOH, however I am not aware of any catheter manufacturer that has addressed the issue of locking a catheter with ETOH and what that could do to the catheter material over time. There are a couple of published lab studies though about this practice showing no material changes on 2 formulations of polyurethane. The catheter manufacturers continue to have warnings about ETOH exposure in the IFU. Lynn
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com
Office Phone 770-358-7861