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Compounding Drugs for Intrathecal Use

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Choosing the correct intrathecal drug medication or combination of medications has historically been an art of trial and error with some historical perspective. More recently, compounding pharmacies have had increased national scrutiny in safety practices. In this chapter, we will review options for intrathecal drug delivery management, as well as explore guides for compounding sterile preparations, and provide the reader with stability data on common compounded formulations of intrathecal drugs.

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  1. University of California, Irvine, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, Irvine, CA, USA

    Shalini Shah

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Amitabh Gulati

  2. Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Vinay Puttanniah

  3. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Brian M. Bruel

  4. Midwest Neuroscience Institute, Center for the Relief of Pain, Kansas City, MO, USA

    William S. Rosenberg

  5. Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Joseph C. Hung

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Shah, S. (2019). Compounding Drugs for Intrathecal Use. In: Gulati, A., Puttanniah, V., Bruel, B., Rosenberg, W., Hung, J. (eds) Essentials of Interventional Cancer Pain Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99684-4_33

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