My comment to the FDA's Facebook post:
The best way to navigate patient safety is to inform all medical personnel that they MUST READ product information sheets; e.g., if a patient enters the hospital and declares they are allergic to corn, the medical staff SHOULD KNOW that IV fluid w/corn-derived dextrose CANNOT be administered to the corn-allergic patient.
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BAXTER LABORATORIES: WARNING ABOUT USING CORN-DERIVED DEXTROSE IV FLUID ON THE CORN-ALLERGIC PATIENT
Excerpt from their product information sheet: "Solutions containing dextrose should be used with caution, if at all, in patients with known allergy to corn or corn products.” https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/016679s104,016682s105,016692s095,019367s026lbl.pdf
The best way to navigate patient safety is to inform all medical personnel that they MUST READ product information sheets; e.g., if a patient enters the hospital and declares they are allergic to corn, the medical staff SHOULD KNOW that IV fluid w/corn-derived dextrose CANNOT be administered to the corn-allergic patient.
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BAXTER LABORATORIES: WARNING ABOUT USING CORN-DERIVED DEXTROSE IV FLUID ON THE CORN-ALLERGIC PATIENT
Excerpt from their product information sheet: "Solutions containing dextrose should be used with caution, if at all, in patients with known allergy to corn or corn products.” https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/016679s104,016682s105,016692s095,019367s026lbl.pdf
FDA's Article:
http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2016/03/a-roadmap-for-navigating-patient-advocacy/
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