Can voltarin be injected into an intravenous
A question that always goes through the mind of every pharmacist or resident doctor
Can voltarin (diclofen) be injected intravenously ?
Sometimes a patient comes to the pharmacy and tells you doctor give me a voltarin syringe and bring it to him and take it and go and read on the syringe and it has Iv infusion written on it She is believed to be a vein because he does not know the meaning of infusion.. But he knows iv and vein only !!!
In this case, you have to ask him who the medicine is for and what are the purposes of using the drug.
And then talk to him in the right way
Where it turns out she's not given a vein. But either muscle or intravenous with a very slow injection and let it be solved at 10cm
Well, why is the reason Can't we give it to her directly
First: Because voltarin is a sodium diclofenac and place a red line under the word sodium because sodium as we know increases the constriction of blood vessels and thus causes a sudden rise in blood pressure
Second: As is known to all of us that every intravenous injection needs to be examined allergic and if the patient has an allergy to voltarin or one of the components, it is possible in this case to happen to the patient (shock) and go in it
Third: studies have shown that voltarin increases the risk of clotting in the blood and subsequently clots and at the same time may increase the risk of bleeding in patients who use medications to prevent clotting
.However, it is recommended not to give it intravenously, and the best is muscular.