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- August 22, 2017 at 8:17 pm #49270
  
  Albert Murphy
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  Hello,
  
  Any one has information about whether we should do priming for chemotherapy preparation in pharmacy or not? like let the nursing do it.
- August 23, 2017 at 11:48 am #49271
  Alexandria Clark
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  - 100% of them priming the chemotherapy agents in the pharmacy. Non-hazardous or BSC hood
  - 100 % prime with base fluid before adding the chemotherapy agent, except below which should be primed after adding the medication to the fluids:
    
    Drugs that are titratable
    
    Drugs may cause a reaction, so we don’t have to guess if the reaction was from the drug or the base fluid
  Advantages of priming in the Pharmacy
  - Reduces the risk of spills/exposure during spiking by a nurse.
  - The first 10-15 ml of line running as diluent in case of a leak, prevents additional exposure.
  - Comply with USP 800
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