IV Acetaminophen approved.
Like many a drug, IV acetaminophen has been available outside of the United States for quite some time now. The IV formulation of the “painkiller hospitals use most” has a proven track record of safety and efficacy and should have been available some time ago IMHO. The opiod-sparing effects are of the most interest to us as anesthesia providers. The drug-naming focus group really dropped the ball on this one though. Ofirmev? Hurts my tongue to say it. Doesn’t lessen my excitement to use it though. Now just to get it on formulary. My sources are saying around $12 per 1000 mg dose.
