What are recommendations for mixing medications in one syringe?

Do not compound IV push medications (combining two or more medications) in a single syringe outside the pharmacy. Insulin is considered a high-alert medication, and it is strongly recommended that insulin doses be verified by two nurses to prevent errors.

Can you mix medication in a syringe?

Summary. Many injectable drugs cannot be mixed together in syringes or infusions. Some cannot be safely diluted in infusion bags. Incompatibility can involve precipitation, ionic reactions, evolution of gas and denaturation of biological molecules.

How do you mix medicine in a syringe?

Filling the Syringe With Medicine

1. Hold the syringe in your hand like a pencil, with the needle pointed up.
2. With the cap still on, pull back the plunger to the line on your syringe for your dose.
3. Insert the needle into the rubber top.
4. Push the air into the vial.
5. Turn the vial upside down and hold it up in the air.

How do you draw multiple vials?

Hold the vial in one hand and use the other to withdraw the medication. Touch the plunger at the knob only. Draw up the prescribed amount of medication while holding the syringe at eye level and vertically. Turn the vial over and then remove needle from vial.

How do you reconstitute medication?

Pierce the stopper on your vial of medication with the needle. Inject the diluent into the vial of medication. Withdraw the needle and discard the syringe and needle. Gently agitate the vial, making sure the medication dissolves completely.

How do you mix vial drugs?

Insert the needle into the vial of powdered medicine and inject the liquid slowly down the side of the vial. Roll the vial until you can’t see any more powder and the liquid is clear.

Why do you hold vial upside down?

This keeps a vacuum from forming so that the medicine will flow easily into the syringe. Turn the vial upside down and hold it up in the air. Make sure that the medicine covers the tip of the needle the entire time.