The customer reported that the patient experienced redness, hot flash and itchiness during a taxol infusion with other unspecified medication.With previous taxol reaction patient experienced lower back pain.The patient received benadryl 50 mg iv push and/or solucortef to treat the reported symptoms.The customer reported the primary set is primed with ns and loaded into the iv pump.Once loaded into the pump, the taxol 0.3-1.2 mg/ml (100-500 ml bag), is spiked and the dedicated taxol line is primed via the pump at 999 ml/hr for 20 ml because the priming volume of the set is 26 ml.Prior to the taxol infusion, the patient receives secondary infusions of dexamethasone iv 10 or 20mg (depending on the protocol), ranitidine 50mg and benadryl 50 mg.The event occurred in (b)(6) 2016.
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