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[Drugs having latex and therapeutic alternatives in hospital formulary]
Rosa María Damas Fuentes1, Moisés Pérez León2, Marta Piñero González2
1Servicio de Farmacia. Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.. rosadamasfuentes@gmail.com.
Objetive:
To analyze the latex content of drugs in hospital formulary and establish possible therapeutic alternatives.
Methods:
All drugs susceptible of having latex were selected and written information was obtained from manufacturers. A therapeutic alternative was found for each of them, if possible.
Results:
Written information from manufacturer was obtained for 605 (97.9%) and from label information for 8 of 632 selected drugs. For 43.9% of not safe drugs (total 57) on patients with latex allergy, a therapeutic alternative was found in hospital formulary.
Conclusions:
Knowing drugs having latex improve the prescription security, while the therapeutic alternatives chart eases the validation. The published data updates the scarce and variable information for patients and healthcare professionals.
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