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, IV Compatibilities
The IV compatibility table provides data when 2 or
more medications are given in a Y-site of adminis-




Ceftaroline Fosamil
Calcium Gluconate




Dexmedetomidine



Diphenhydramine
tration. The data in this table largely represent




Sodium Chloride




Dexamethasone




Hydromorphone
Hydrocortisone
physical incompatibilities (e.g., haze, precipitate,




Anidulafungin




Ciprofloxacin
Azithromycin




Levofloxacin
Dextrose 5%




Clindamycin
Amiodarone




Bumetanide




Dobutamine




Epinephrine




Fluconazole
Daptomycin




Granisetron
Ceftriaxone




Furosemide
Eptifibatide




Gentamicin
change in color). Therapeutic incompatibilities




Argatroban




Bivalirudin




Famotidine
Aztreonam




Dopamine




Imipenem
Acyclovir

Amikacin




Cefepime




Diltiazem
Cefazolin




Labetalol
Enalapril




Linezolid
have not been included, so when using the table,




Esmolol




Heparin




Insulin
professional judgement should be exercised.

Acyclovir C C — C N C N N I N N N C N C C N C N C N I C I I N N N N C C N C C C C C C N N I C
Amikacin C C C — C C N I C C N C C C C C C C C C C C C N N C C N C N C C N C I C C N N C C C
Amiodarone C C N C — N I N N N N C I N C C C C N N C N N C C N C C C C C C C N I N N I C C N N
Anidulafungin C C C C N — N N N N N N C C N C C C N C N N N C C N C N N C C C C N C C N C N N C C
Argatroban C C N N I N — N N N N N N N N N N N N N N C C C C N N C N N N C N N N C N N N N N N
Azithromycin C C N I N N N — I C N N N N C I I I N N C N N N N N N N N I N I I N N N N I N N I N
Aztreonam C C I C N N N N — C C N C N N C C C C C C C C C C C N N N C C C C C C C C C C N N C
N Information on compatibility not available or conflicting




Bivalirudin C C N C I N N C C — C C C C N C C C N C N C C C C C C C C C C C C N C C C N N C C N
Bumetanide C C N N N N N N C C — N N N C N N N N N C C N I N N N N N N N C N C N N N N N N N N
C Physically compatible via Y-site administration.




Calcium Gluconate C C N C C N N N C C N — C N C I C N N N C N N C N C C N N C I C N C C C N N N C N C
Cefazolin C C C C I C N N C C N C — N N N N C N N C C N N N C N N C C C N I C C N I N C C N C
Cefepime C C N C N C N N N C N N N — N N N C N N C N N I C N N N N N C C C C C N N N C N N N
Ceftaroline Fosamil C C C C C N N C N N C C N N — N C N N C N C C I C C N N N C C C C C C C C N C I C N
Ceftriaxone C C C C C C N I C C N I N N N — N I C N C C N N N N N N N C I N N C C N N N N I N C
Ciprofloxacin C C N C C C N I C C N C N N C N — I N I C C C C C N N N N N N I C C I I N N N N N C
I Physically incompatible.




Clevidipine C C N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Clindamycin C C C C C C N I C C N N C C C I I — N N C C N N N C N N C N I N C C C C C N N C C C
Daptomycin I C N C N N N N C N N N N N N C N N — N N N N N C N N N N N C N C N C N N N N N C N
Dexamethasone C C C C N C N N C C N N N N C N I N N — C N I N N N N N N C C N N C C C C N N N C C
Dexmedetomidine C C N C C N N C C N C C C C N C C C N C — C C C C N C N C C C C C C C N C N N C C C
Diltiazem C C I C N N C N C C C N C N C C C C N N C — N C N N C N C N C I C N C C C C N C N N
Diphenhydramine C C C C N N C N C C N N N N C N C N N I C N — N N N N N N C C N N C C N C C N N N C
Dobutamine C C I N C C C N C C I C N C I N C N N N C C N — C C C N N C C I N C C N C N C C C C
Dopamine C C I N C C C N C C N N N C C N C N C N C C N C — C C N C C C I N C C C C N I C C C
Enalapril C C N C N N N N C C N C C N C N N C N N C N N C C — N N C C N N C C C C N N N C N C
Epinephrine C C N C C C N N N C N C N N N N N N N N C C N C C N — N N N N C N N C C C N N C C N
Eptifibatide C C N N C N C N N C N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N — N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Esmolol C C N C C N N N N C N N C N N N N C N N C C N N C C N N — C N I C N C C N N C C N C
Famotidine C C C N C C N I C C N C C N C C N N N C C N C C C C N N C — C C C C C C C C C C N C
Fluconazole C C C C C C N N C C N I C C C I N I C C C C C C C N N N N C — I C C C N N I N N N N
Furosemide C C N C C C C I C C C C N C C N I N N N C I N I I N C N I C I — I C C C C N N I I C
Gentamicin C C C N C C N I C C N N I C C N C C C N C C N N N C N N C C C I — C I N C N C C C C
Granisetron C C C C N N N N C N C C C C C C C C N C C N C C C C N N N C C C C — C C C C N N N C