Which is atropine and which is Toradol?
Which is atropine and which is Toradol?
Recently, I think it was on 15 May 2006, the stock of atropine was changed to a new one. While I did not notice it initially, after a few days, I realised that the atropine and Toradol vials were remarkably similar. Both with white labels and a red and blue band on the break-off portion. Can you spot which is which (above)? One of them has an extra white band on the break-off portion - but which?
Note the extra white band on the atropine vial
Well, if you turn the vials to the front, you'll find the answer. However, the white band is rather difficult to spot in the drug trolley which has an off-white colour and is a bit dark inside the drawers. The white band is easier to spot against a strongly coloured background but the moral is ... BEWARE!
A coloured background helps highlight the white band