"It's traditionally been a laborious process to administer this
drug," he says. "Not only does it take up a lot of physical space,
but there's also a lot of physical activity involved. If an emergency
happened when we were short-handed, like towards the end of
the day, it would be
difficult to mix and
deliver it."
The new formula
does come with a
few tradeoffs,
though, including a
high price tag and a
shorter shelf life.
With improving pre-
op MH screening
protocols, this could
mean leaving thou-
sands of additional
dollars sitting on the
shelf only to expire.
Despite those con-
cerns, Dr. Vitcov
says his center
thinks it's worth the
investment. "It is
about 3 times the
price (of standard
formulas)," he says.
"But it ended up
being an easy sell to
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