2019 Y-Site Compatibility of Critical Care Admixtures

Y-site compatibility of 123 intravenous drugs in 4 infusion fluids commonly administered to hospital patients, and is intended to provide a quick ‘yes’ or ‘no’ recommendation on the advisability of iv drug administration.

For each drug combination that appears, an iv compatibility symbol is indicated based upon evaluating injectable drug compatibility from the complete King® Guide to Parenteral Admixtures®.

The King® Guide to Parenteral Admixtures® has been a standard reference in hospital pharmacies worldwide since 1971 and includes full text IV drug monographs for over 530 drugs with over 3000 primary source references for both stability and compatibility. The King Guide is updated quarterly to ensure the data remains current and up-to-date, and the information in this electronic reference is based on the December 2018 edition of the King® Guide to Parenteral Admixtures®.