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Should Vancomycin Be At Room Temperature Before It Is Used?
My husband has a pic line and I am administering vancomycin . He is due to get it at 8pm . We forgot and did mt take it out of fridge till 7 pm . Is that ok. Should it be out of fridge several hours ? What if it s not at room temp YYYY@YYYY
Mon, 23 Jul 2018
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Vancomycin intravenous solutions are stable for 14 days at room temperature or refrigeration.
You can use it without any worry.
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Vancomycin intravenous solutions are stable for 14 days at room temperature or refrigeration.
You can use it without any worry.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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