Shimaa Sayed
Fellowship-Trained, Egyptian Fellowship of Clinical Pharmacy. Fellowship-Trained, Egyptian Fellowship of Healthcare Management. Manager of Medication Management Unit, Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA). Member of National Antimicrobial team, Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA). Clinical Pharmacy (pediatric ICU) Instructor, General Organization For Teaching Hospitals and Institutes (GOTHI). Former Clinical Pharmacist, Cairo University Specialized Pediatric Hospital (Abo-Elreesh Elyabany). Former Clinical Pharmacy Inspector, General Organization For Teaching Hospitals and Institutes (GOTHI).
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Vancomycine allergic

Third, vancomycin added due to the high incediance of resistant s.pneumonia so if the gram stain exclude this microorganism, no need to use vancomycin

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Vancomycine allergic

First,  vancomycin allergy is rara and the commen scenario is red man syndrome which can be avoided by slow infusion second, a new study mentioned daptomycin as alternative but we need further clinical...

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Tygacil maximum dose

Infants and Children <8 year: Use  in patients <8 years is not recommended due to adverse effects on tooth development and uncertain dosing; however, use has been described in scenarios where alternative...

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Unasyn for MDR

Yes, high dose of ampicillin sulbactam is suggested  as a component  of combination therapy for carbapenem resistant acinitobacter baumannii due to sulbactam's unique activity against acinitobacter baumannii...

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Phenytoin administration

Asimple addition to dr hossam's answer regarding the rate of administration [  In elderly patients or those with pre-existing cardiac disease, consider infusing at a rate 25mg/min and titrate accordingly...

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In addition to the answer of Dr. Hossam In pediatrics, Red cells are transfused at up to 5 mL/kg/h (unless there is active major bleeding) and the transfusion should be completed within 4 hours For more...

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