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Safety of Intravenous Push Lacosamide Compared With Intravenous Piggyback at a Tertiary Academic Medical Center.

Kevin C McLaughlinShannon CarabettaNicholas HuntBrian R SchulerClara TingLena K TranPaul M SzumitaKevin E Anger
Published in: The Annals of pharmacotherapy (2020)
IVP lacosamide was associated with a similar incidence of cardiovascular, neurological, and infusion site-related adverse events compared with IVPB, in which nearly every adverse event was deemed clinically insignificant. Lacosamide administered via IVP may be considered a safe alternative method of administration in the acute care setting.
Keyphrases
  • acute care
  • high dose
  • low dose
  • risk factors
  • emergency department
  • adverse drug
  • medical students
  • electronic health record