IV compatibility

IV compatibility checker for Y-site drug pairs

Critical Med’s IV compatibility checker covers more than 500 Y-site drug pairs. Pick two drugs and it tells you whether they’re compatible at the Y-site, with a clear warning when they aren’t. It works offline, so you can check at the bedside before you hang the line.

IV compatibility screen showing propofol and calcium chloride flagged as incompatible at the Y-site

What’s inside

  • More than 500 Y-site drug pair references
  • Pick two drugs and get a compatible or incompatible result
  • Incompatible pairs come with a plain-language warning
  • Works offline at the bedside

How to use it

  1. Open IV Compatibility from the library.
  2. Choose the first drug, then the second.
  3. Read the Y-site result and any warning before you connect the line.

Who reaches for it

Super helpful!!

As a new critical care nurse, this is essential to helping me with knowing what doses and rates to expect on my IV pumps when I program them.

beansandthings, critical care nurse

Absolute Must Have!!!!

My fellow ER and ICU nurses as well as a lot of docs have also downloaded it after seeing it in action.

Tim H. in Texas, eR and ICU nursing

IV compatibility: common questions

How many drug pairs are included?

More than 500 Y-site compatibility pairs.

Does it replace my pharmacist or facility policy?

No. It’s a reference. Confirm with your pharmacist and facility policy when in doubt.

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