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Reduce Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) Involving Intravenous Medications:
Standardize Intravenous Solutions

When several different strengths of intravenous solutions are available, it is far too easy to dispense or administer a different solution than was ordered. There is little need for multiple solutions because doses administered can be controlled by the flow rate set. Standardize each medication to just one strength of solution, or as few as possible, to decrease the risk of selecting the wrong one.