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 AngerPublished 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.