Compatibility of granisetron hydrochloride with selected drugs during simulated Y-site administration. 1997

L A Trissel, and D L Gilbert, and J F Martinez
Division of Pharmacy, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA.

The compatibility of granisetron hydrochloride with selected other drugs during simulated Y-site administration was studied. Five milliliters of granisetron 50 micrograms/mL (as the hydrochloride) in 5% dextrose injection was combined with 5 mL of each of 91 secondary additives, including antineoplastics, anti-infectives, and supportive care drugs, in 5% dextrose injection or (if necessary to avoid incompatibility with the diluent) 0.9% sodium chloride injection. Visual examinations were performed with the unaided eye in fluorescent light and in high-intensity monodirectional light to enhance visualization of small particles and low-level turbidity. The turbidity of each solution was measured as well. Particle sizing and counting were performed for selected solutions. Evaluations were performed initially and at one and four hours. Nearly all the test drugs were compatible with granisetron during the four-hour observation period. The granisetron-amphotericin B combination had an unacceptable increase in turbidity upon being mixed. During simulated Y-site administration, granisetron 50 micrograms/mL (as the hydrochloride) in 5% dextrose injection was compatible with 90 of 91 drugs and combination drugs for four hours at room temperature; the exception was amphotericin B.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007263 Infusions, Parenteral The administration of liquid medication, nutrient, or other fluid through some other route than the alimentary canal, usually over minutes or hours, either by gravity flow or often by infusion pumping. Intra-Abdominal Infusions,Intraperitoneal Infusions,Parenteral Infusions,Peritoneal Infusions,Infusion, Intra-Abdominal,Infusion, Intraperitoneal,Infusion, Parenteral,Infusion, Peritoneal,Infusions, Intra-Abdominal,Infusions, Intraperitoneal,Infusions, Peritoneal,Intra Abdominal Infusions,Intra-Abdominal Infusion,Intraperitoneal Infusion,Parenteral Infusion,Peritoneal Infusion
D009391 Nephelometry and Turbidimetry Chemical analysis based on the phenomenon whereby light, passing through a medium with dispersed particles of a different refractive index from that of the medium, is attenuated in intensity by scattering. In turbidimetry, the intensity of light transmitted through the medium, the unscattered light, is measured. In nephelometry, the intensity of the scattered light is measured, usually, but not necessarily, at right angles to the incident light beam. Turbidimetry,Nephelometry,Turbidimetry and Nephelometry
D011232 Chemical Precipitation The formation of a solid in a solution as a result of a chemical reaction or the aggregation of soluble substances into complexes large enough to fall out of solution. Precipitation, Chemical
D004339 Drug Compounding The preparation, mixing, and assembly of a drug. (From Remington, The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 19th ed, p1814). Drug Formulation,Drug Preparation,Drug Microencapsulation,Pharmaceutical Formulation,Compounding, Drug,Formulation, Drug,Formulation, Pharmaceutical,Microencapsulation, Drug,Preparation, Drug
D004344 Drug Incompatibility The quality of not being miscible with another given substance without a chemical change. One drug is not of suitable composition to be combined or mixed with another agent or substance. The incompatibility usually results in an undesirable reaction, including chemical alteration or destruction. (Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed) Drug Incompatibilities,Incompatibilities, Drug,Incompatibility, Drug
D004355 Drug Stability The chemical and physical integrity of a pharmaceutical product. Drug Shelf Life,Drugs Shelf Lives,Shelf Life, Drugs,Drug Stabilities,Drugs Shelf Life,Drugs Shelf Live,Life, Drugs Shelf,Shelf Life, Drug,Shelf Live, Drugs,Shelf Lives, Drugs
D005947 Glucose A primary source of energy for living organisms. It is naturally occurring and is found in fruits and other parts of plants in its free state. It is used therapeutically in fluid and nutrient replacement. Dextrose,Anhydrous Dextrose,D-Glucose,Glucose Monohydrate,Glucose, (DL)-Isomer,Glucose, (alpha-D)-Isomer,Glucose, (beta-D)-Isomer,D Glucose,Dextrose, Anhydrous,Monohydrate, Glucose
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000932 Antiemetics Drugs used to prevent NAUSEA or VOMITING. Anti-emetic,Antiemetic,Antiemetic Agent,Antiemetic Drug,Anti-Emetic Effect,Anti-Emetic Effects,Anti-emetics,Antiemetic Agents,Antiemetic Drugs,Antiemetic Effect,Antiemetic Effects,Agent, Antiemetic,Agents, Antiemetic,Anti Emetic Effect,Anti Emetic Effects,Anti emetic,Anti emetics,Drug, Antiemetic,Drugs, Antiemetic,Effect, Anti-Emetic,Effect, Antiemetic,Effects, Anti-Emetic,Effects, Antiemetic
D012996 Solutions The homogeneous mixtures formed by the mixing of a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance (solute) with a liquid (the solvent), from which the dissolved substances can be recovered by physical processes. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) Solution

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