Is levomepromazine stable over time?
Levomepromazine (methotrimeprazine) is an anti-psychotic used at low dose for the control of nausea and vomiting. When levomepromazine hydrochloride as Nozinan® is diluted with 0.9% sodium chloride at concentrations ranging from 0.13 to 6.25 mg/ml, and stored in polypropylene syringes, the drug is stable for at least 14 days.
Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Mater Health Services, Australia. janet.hardy@mater.org.au
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D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D004355:Drug Stability; D004356:Drug Storage; D006801:Humans; D008728:Methotrimeprazine / Q000737:chemistry*; D013594:Syringes; D013997:Time Factors
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D008728:Methotrimeprazine