Measures to reduce the risk of infection among patients:
- Use single dose packages instead of multi-dose packs.
- In case of the need to use multi-dose injections, syringes and sterile needles should be used each time a dose is withdrawn. Re-use of the same syringe or same needle in injecting more than one patient (even with a needle change) Injection) is considered unsafe behavior, as the infection may contaminate the same drug packaging, which may cause the transmission of infection from one patient to another.
- Avoid leaving the injection needle inside the multi-dose package, as it is a direct route to enter the microbes and pollute the liquid inside the packaging.
- It is strictly forbidden to use large containers such as salt solution to dissolve the powder of the medicine found in more than one injection package. Instead, the solvent distillate bottles should be used as the bottles of solutions used to dissolve the powder in more than one container are considered the most dangerous sources of transmission.
- In the case of multi-dose packs which should be prepared using a solvent prior to use, we should dispose of the injection needle and syringe used in the preparation of the drug with the use of syringe and new injection needle each time a dose is withdrawn.
- Follow the instructions and recommendations for the product, and related to the opening and preparation of the packaging and conservation and use and disposal of the remaining doses.
- Dispose of injection needles that have been touched with any non sterile surface.
- Use single dose packages instead of multi-dose packs.
- In case of the need to use multi-dose injections, syringes and sterile needles should be used each time a dose is withdrawn. Re-use of the same syringe or same needle in injecting more than one patient (even with a needle change) Injection) is considered unsafe behavior, as the infection may contaminate the same drug packaging, which may cause the transmission of infection from one patient to another.
- Avoid leaving the injection needle inside the multi-dose package, as it is a direct route to enter the microbes and pollute the liquid inside the packaging.
- It is strictly forbidden to use large containers such as salt solution to dissolve the powder of the medicine found in more than one injection package. Instead, the solvent distillate bottles should be used as the bottles of solutions used to dissolve the powder in more than one container are considered the most dangerous sources of transmission.
- In the case of multi-dose packs which should be prepared using a solvent prior to use, we should dispose of the injection needle and syringe used in the preparation of the drug with the use of syringe and new injection needle each time a dose is withdrawn.
- Follow the instructions and recommendations for the product, and related to the opening and preparation of the packaging and conservation and use and disposal of the remaining doses.
- Dispose of injection needles that have been touched with any non sterile surface.
