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. 2023;28(7):671-673.
doi: 10.5863/1551-6776-28.7.671. Epub 2023 Nov 23.

Medication Desensitization: Single Intravenous Bag Method, in 3 Pediatric Patients

Jordan Wallace  1 , Lauren Garner  1 , Carmen Echols  1 , Kynlon Phillips  1 , Jenna Bognaski Kaplan  1
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Medication Desensitization: Single Intravenous Bag Method, in 3 Pediatric Patients

Jordan Wallace et al. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2023.

Abstract

Chemotherapies and biologic agents are known to cause hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs). It is imperative that pediatric patients receive these agents to treat their cancer or other rare condition, as oftentimes there are no available therapeutic alternatives. Successful medication desensitization has been described previously with a 12-step method using 3 intravenous (IV) infusion bags of varying concentrations. However, this 12-step process is time and resource intensive and increases the risk for medication errors. A recent study successfully used a simplified 12-step method with a single IV infusion bag for a paclitaxel desensitization. From the results of this study, our institution used this single IV infusion bag method for desensitization with 3 different medications. Two of these experiences were successful. We share those 3 experiences in this report.

Keywords: biologic; chemotherapy; desensitization; hypersensitivity; medication.

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