Can someone tell me how much water for injection should be added to Diamorphine 5mg amp., for reconstituting it?
Nursing colleagues all differ and cant find info anywhere?
Thanks
Can someone tell me how much water for injection should be added to Diamorphine 5mg amp., for reconstituting it?
Nursing colleagues all differ and cant find info anywhere?
Thanks
Hi Allicia
Thanks for posting. Probably the best thing to do is to seek advice from the palliative care team and your local hospital pharmacy. It might also be helpful to look at the Electronic Medicines Compendium or contact Hospice UK for further information.
As this is a patient forum we can't answer questions from health professionals or questions about the correct dosage or presribing of medicines.
I hope you are able to get some appropriate support
Martin