• Intravenous antibiotic therapy should be carried out in a safe manner, respecting the quantity and frequency of prescribed doses. Your child should not miss prescribed doses of the medication.
• The steps in the method below may serve as a guide; speak to your healthcare team about the specific equipment that your child uses.

Considerations:

• To prevent contamination and transmission of bacteria:
  • limit the number of people present during medication administration to yourself, your child and a helper, if needed.
  • no animals (eg, dog, cat) should be in the same room as you.
  • do not cough or blow on the materials, equipment or on the work surface.
• Preservation of medication:
  • Keep cassettes reservoir or bags containing the prepared antibiotics in a refrigerator in a drawer, container or closed bag away from food.
  • Remove the medication and place it on a clean surface one hour before use (or according to the time specified by your pharmacy) so that it will be at room temperature for administration.
  • Do not immerse the antibiotic container in hot water and do not put it in the microwave oven to warm it more quickly.
• Good handwashing is essential before and after providing care.
• Optimize your child’s comfort during care with appropriate positioning and the use of distraction.

• The antibiotic is contained in a bag or in a cassette reservoir in sufficient quantity for one or two days. Pumps are programmed to administer drug doses at prescribed times.
• The change of bag or cassette reservoir should be scheduled in between medication doses, ideally at the same time each day.
• The ambulatory infusion pump tubing must be changed at the same time as the bag or cassette reservoir is changed or at the frequency recommended by your healthcare team.