Appendix H: Medications MCHP Students Cannot Administer

In accordance with the MCHP policy pertaining to medication administration and the CMHC policy pertaining to high-risk medications, the following list states IV medications that shall not be administered by students:

  • Abciximab
  • Adenosine
  • Atenolol
  • Alteplase
  • Amiodarone
  • Asparaginase
  • Altracurium Bes.
  • Atropine
  • Blenoxane
  • Blood/blood products
  • Camptosar
  • Carboplatin
  • Cisatracurium
  • Cisplatin
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Cytarabine
  • Decarbazine
  • Daunorubicin
  • Dexmedetonudine
  • Diazepam
  • Digoxin
  • Dihdroergotamine
  • Diltiazem
  • Dobutamine
  • Docetaxol
  • Dopamine
  • Doxorubicin
  • Drotercogin Alfa
  • Enalaprilat
  • Ephedrine
  • Epinephrine
  • Eptifibatide
  • Esmolol
  • Etoposide
  • Fenoldopam
  • Fentanyl Citrate*
  • Fludarabine
  • Fluorouracil
  • Gemcitibine
  • Haloperidol
  • Hydralazine
  • Idarubicin
  • Ifosafamide
  • Insulin Regular
  • Iron Dextran
  • Isoproterenol
  • Labetalol
  • Lidocaine
  • Mesenex
  • Metaraminol
  • Methotrexate
  • Metoprolol
  • Midazolam
  • Milirinone
  • Mitomycin
  • Mitoxantrone
  • Neostimine
  • Nicardipine
  • Nitroglycerin
  • Nitroprusside
  • Norepinephrine
  • Oxytocin
  • Paclitaxel
  • Pancuronium
  • Paraplatin
  • Phenobarbital
  • Phentolamine
  • Phenylephrine
  • Phenytoin Sodium
  • Physostigmine
  • Phytonadione
  • Plicamycin
  • Pralidoxime
  • Pocainamide
  • Propofol
  • Propranolol
  • Pyridostigmine
  • Quinidie Gluconate
  • Retaplase
  • Rho(d) immune globulin
  • Rituximab
  • Rocuronium
  • Secobarbitol
  • Streptokinase
  • Streptozocin
  • Succinylcholine
  • Terbutaline
  • Tirofiban
  • Topotecan
  • Trastuzumab
  • Urokinase
  • Vasopressin
  • Vecuronium
  • Verapamil
  • Vinblastine
  • Vincristine Sulfate
  • Vinorelbine

The exception to these medications would be in ICU/CCU/SSU where all faculty in those areas currently carry ACLS therefore the following medications may be administered with faculty discretion:

  • Eptifibatide
  • Fentanyl Citrate
  • Insulin Regular
  • Midazolam
  • Tirofiban

The administration of any IV medications is ALWAYS at the discretion of the faculty member.

*Fentanyl Citrate in the form of a PCA is acceptable on all clinical locations with discretion of faculty.