Why does Melarsoprol have to be injected in glass syringes?
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[Melarsoprol i]njections must be performed using glass syringes.
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A WHO document, contains the statement
[Melarsoprol i]njections must be performed using glass syringes.
Why is this the case?
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A WHO document, contains the statement
[Melarsoprol i]njections must be performed using glass syringes.
Why is this the case?
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A WHO document, contains the statement
[Melarsoprol i]njections must be performed using glass syringes.
Why is this the case?
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Since Melarsoprol is insoluble in water, dosage occurs via a 3.6% propylene glycol intravenous injection.
As propylene glycol can dissolve plastic, the drug should preferably be administered using a glass syringe (only if sterilisation is reliable), otherwise inject immediately (but slowly) using a plastic syringe (Source).
Melarsoprol is sometimes colloquially referred to as "arsenic in antifreeze".
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Is there any citation that propylene glycol can dissolve in plastic? Can't we buy antifreeze in plastic?
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Since Melarsoprol is insoluble in water, dosage occurs via a 3.6% propylene glycol intravenous injection.
As propylene glycol can dissolve plastic, the drug should preferably be administered using a glass syringe (only if sterilisation is reliable), otherwise inject immediately (but slowly) using a plastic syringe (Source).
Melarsoprol is sometimes colloquially referred to as "arsenic in antifreeze".
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Is there any citation that propylene glycol can dissolve in plastic? Can't we buy antifreeze in plastic?
– Barry Harrison
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Answers here require supporting references, so @BarryHarrison is correct that you need to supply a citation.
– Carey Gregory♦
yesterday
@BarryHarrison - There was a source linked but easily missed as it was provided via a superscript number 1. I have edited the answer to make it clearer
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Since Melarsoprol is insoluble in water, dosage occurs via a 3.6% propylene glycol intravenous injection.
As propylene glycol can dissolve plastic, the drug should preferably be administered using a glass syringe (only if sterilisation is reliable), otherwise inject immediately (but slowly) using a plastic syringe (Source).
Melarsoprol is sometimes colloquially referred to as "arsenic in antifreeze".
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Is there any citation that propylene glycol can dissolve in plastic? Can't we buy antifreeze in plastic?
– Barry Harrison
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Answers here require supporting references, so @BarryHarrison is correct that you need to supply a citation.
– Carey Gregory♦
yesterday
@BarryHarrison - There was a source linked but easily missed as it was provided via a superscript number 1. I have edited the answer to make it clearer
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Since Melarsoprol is insoluble in water, dosage occurs via a 3.6% propylene glycol intravenous injection.
As propylene glycol can dissolve plastic, the drug should preferably be administered using a glass syringe (only if sterilisation is reliable), otherwise inject immediately (but slowly) using a plastic syringe (Source).
Melarsoprol is sometimes colloquially referred to as "arsenic in antifreeze".
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Since Melarsoprol is insoluble in water, dosage occurs via a 3.6% propylene glycol intravenous injection.
As propylene glycol can dissolve plastic, the drug should preferably be administered using a glass syringe (only if sterilisation is reliable), otherwise inject immediately (but slowly) using a plastic syringe (Source).
Melarsoprol is sometimes colloquially referred to as "arsenic in antifreeze".
edited yesterday
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Is there any citation that propylene glycol can dissolve in plastic? Can't we buy antifreeze in plastic?
– Barry Harrison
yesterday
Answers here require supporting references, so @BarryHarrison is correct that you need to supply a citation.
– Carey Gregory♦
yesterday
@BarryHarrison - There was a source linked but easily missed as it was provided via a superscript number 1. I have edited the answer to make it clearer
– Chris Rogers
yesterday
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Is there any citation that propylene glycol can dissolve in plastic? Can't we buy antifreeze in plastic?
– Barry Harrison
yesterday
Answers here require supporting references, so @BarryHarrison is correct that you need to supply a citation.
– Carey Gregory♦
yesterday
@BarryHarrison - There was a source linked but easily missed as it was provided via a superscript number 1. I have edited the answer to make it clearer
– Chris Rogers
yesterday
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Is there any citation that propylene glycol can dissolve in plastic? Can't we buy antifreeze in plastic?
– Barry Harrison
yesterday
Is there any citation that propylene glycol can dissolve in plastic? Can't we buy antifreeze in plastic?
– Barry Harrison
yesterday
Answers here require supporting references, so @BarryHarrison is correct that you need to supply a citation.
– Carey Gregory♦
yesterday
Answers here require supporting references, so @BarryHarrison is correct that you need to supply a citation.
– Carey Gregory♦
yesterday
@BarryHarrison - There was a source linked but easily missed as it was provided via a superscript number 1. I have edited the answer to make it clearer
– Chris Rogers
yesterday
@BarryHarrison - There was a source linked but easily missed as it was provided via a superscript number 1. I have edited the answer to make it clearer
– Chris Rogers
yesterday
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