PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Correction: syntometrine and the doctor’s bag (6 March 1989, page 17)
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.28.3.12-a
DP  - 1990 Feb 05
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 12--12
VI  - 28
IP  - 3
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/28/3/12.2.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/28/3/12.2.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull1990 Feb 05; 28
AB  - Our review of drugs for the GP’s bag recommended that the emergency drugs carried should include syntometrine injection. Sandoz has told us that exposure to light and temperatures above 22°C cause rapid degradation of the drug. In its original pack, protected from light but exposed to a temperature of 25°C, syntometrine remains fully active for 3 months. It must, therefore, be kept in the bag sealed and replaced every 3 months. The 6-monthly check we recommended would not be sufficient.