For time-critical scheduled medications, within what period of time must a maintenance dose be given in order to avoid harm or sub-optimal drug therapy?
30 minutes
60 minutes
72 minutes
120 minutes
30 minutes
Rationale: Time-critical scheduled medications must be given within 30 minutes of their scheduled time in order to avoid causing harm or a sub-optimal therapeutic effect. The ISMP developed guidelines for administering medications in acute care facilities, in which they are to be administered either 30 minutes before, or 30 minutes after the scheduled time – this is an acceptable time differential, but anything greater than 30 minutes is not.
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