1. Key Features of the UCLHguide
Accessible, practical, concise

2. Key Features
The UCLHguide provides clear instructions for the preparation and administration of injectable medicines.
The site is simple to navigate and the monographs and supplementary material are in an easy to read format.
The user can quickly access the information they require at the point of care. To minimise the risk of misinterpretation, concise directions are provided for every drug.

3. Each drug monograph features:
A practical method of preparation and administration via the intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous routes
Expert advice from a team of specialist pharmacists to ensure safe and pragmatic use of each medicine
Monitoring advice for the management of reactions that may occur during administration
Y-site and syringe driver compatibility data
Minimum infusion volume data for fluid restricted patients
Extravasation warnings, pH, sodium content, displacement values and flush data
The supplementary material addresses the risks and benefits of intravenous administration, infusion devices, and pharmaceutical aspects of injectable therapy.

4. Easy to navigate
Access the monograph index and the supplementary material from the homepage

5. Easy to navigate Other drugs referenced in the text are linked.
Click on the link to navigate to the relevant drug monograph
Table of contents can be accessed at all times

6. Easy to read format
Contents can be hidden so the monograph fills the whole screen
Information divided into distinct columns

7. Read a monograph from left to right
The rate column describes the time period over which the drug should be given
The dilution column states how to prepare the medicine for the given method
Formulation column tells the user which preparations are available
The method column states how the drug can be injected

8. Expert advice provided
Monitoring advice for nurses
Technical advice,including stability & pharmaceutical properties of many preparations
Preparatory advice provided for a variety of commonly prescribed doses and methods of administration, as well as special patient groups