Abstract:BackgroundParenteral drug administration plays an important role in hospitals. It is well known that a certain amount of a drug remains at the end of the infusion and is not administered to the patient because of the dead volume: this dead volume could be the origin of an underdosing.PurposeThe aim of this study is to determine the dead volume of the injectable delivery system including the serum bag, perfusion tubulure, syringe and short catheter used for the reconstitution and administration of injectable dr… Show more
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