Nitroglycerin Shortage: Giving Nesiritide Another Look
Nitroglycerin Shortage: Giving Nesiritide Another Look National drug shortages are presenting a new and unique way of considering alternative drug therapies for various disease states. Of note, the most recent drug shortage impacting EDs and sparking new debate and rehashing of old data is intravenous nitroglycerin. IV Nitro is used ubiquitously in EDs and pre-hospital settings primarily for acute coronary syndromes and acute decompensated heart failure/acute pulmonary edema. While other dosage forms of nitroglycerin exist, [...]