Table 1

Piperacillin/tazobactam content during storage in FOLFusor LV10 (Baxter) elastomeric devices as determined by stability indicating HPLC assay

Timepoint90 mg/mL*25 mg/mL†
PIP+TAZ, % remaining95% CI (%)PIP+TAZ, % remaining95% CI (%)
Day 0100.0
(94.1±0.4 mg/mL)
99.6 to 100.4100
(27.1±0.2 mg/mL)
99.1 to 100.9
Day 7101.3100.8 to 101.8101.5101.2 to 101.8
Day 1099.799.5 to 99.9100.399.9 to 100.7
Day 1398.798.3 to 99.199.799.4 to 100.1
Day 13+198.097.8 to 98.2100.9100.3 to 101.5
  • *90 mg/ml total drug concentration: 80 mg piperacillin/10 mg tazobactam.

  • †25 mg/ml total drug concentration: 22 mg piperacillin/3 mg tazobactam.

  • PIP, piperacillin; TAZ, tazobactam.