ACPE credit is available for pharmacists. See our web site for details. Since one is a neuromuscular blocking agent, a mix-up could prove fatal. Bedford will be making significant label improvements, but the newly labeled products may not reach inventories right away. For now, hospitals and group purchasing organizations should seek an alternate vendor for one of the products in each pair.
Volume is listed on a very highly stylized, colorful label, but it is in tiny print.
We've received error reports and concerns about mix-ups between the various size containers, which could result in dosing errors. Alert all inpatient and ambulatory pharmacies to the potential for error. Wyeth Laboratories reports that efforts are underway to improve the labeling. Until then, pharmacy-applied auxiliary labels can help prevent errors. Practitioners have reported concern about packaging and labeling similarity between the 30 mg and 100 mg Taxol cartons.