I have a question from one of our Emergency Dept staff nurses. She previously worked in a facility where IV mucomyst (for tylenol overdose) was filtered, but it is not policy to deliver it that way here. I'm removed from that dept so am relying on the experts to let me know. Should Mucomyst be filtered during infusion?
Thanks!
Alma Kooistra RN CRNI
The generic drug, acetylcysteine, is what you are referring to. The monograph on this drug from Gahart's Intravenous Medication is quite lengthy, so I would recommend your nurses know the complete contents for safe administration. This monograph does state that data on filtration is not available and not required by the manufacturer and studies on this issue are planned. 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
I was not aware that there was an IV mucomyst, so checked a few things out for my own knowledge. In "Up To Date", an information service that our hospital subscribes to I did see a notation that oral mucomyst could be given IV with a filter. I did not go further to see if it was an approved use for oral mucomyst, and I am not proposing it - it just may help to answer the queston.
Gail McCarter, RN CRNI
Gail McCarter, BSN,CRNI
Franklin, NH
I think Mucomyst is the trade name for the oral or inhaled types and Acetadote is the trade name for the IV route, generic name acetylcysteine. 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