title: Administration of medicines via an enteral feed tube.
abstract: In 2007, the National Patient Safety Agency raised concerns about the administration of medicines through enteral feeding tubes. This article outlines safe practice when administering medication by this route. Considerations should include whether the patient can take the medicine orally and what interactions may occur with other drugs, the feed or the tube itself. Nurses need to be clear about safe procedures when giving medicine in this way, especially when working outside the product licence, and must work with doctors and pharmacists to safeguard patient safety.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Metropolitan University.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Best
mesh_terms: D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D018565:Food-Drug Interactions; D006113:United Kingdom