The Problem with Amphotericin

• Published in: Clinical drug investigation Vol. 40; no. 8; pp. 687 - 693
• Main Author: Cavell, Gillian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.08.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anaphylaxis; Antifungal agents; Cardiac arrhythmia; Computerized physician order entry; Current Opinion; Drug dosages; Health risk assessment; Internal Medicine; Medical errors; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Morphine; Patient safety; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Pharmacotherapy; Systems design; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US

Patient harm from inadvertent administration of amphotericin B (Fungizone™) instead of liposomal amphotericin (AmBisome ® ) has been described in the literature and has been the subject of patient safety alerts in the UK. Safe use of intravenous amphotericin depends on the knowledge and awareness of...