Table 2

Piperacillin/tazobactam content during storage in Easypump II (B. Braun) elastomeric devices as determined using a stability indicating HPLC assay

Timepoint90 mg/mL*25 mg/mL†
PIP+TAZ, % remaining95% CI (%)PIP+TAZ, % remaining95% CI (%)
Day 0100.0
(87.3±0.7 mg/mL)
99.2 to 100.8100
(24.6±0.5 mg/mL)
97.9 to 102.1
Day 7101.7101.6 to 101.8100.8100.42 to 101.18
Day 11101.199.83 to 102.37102.2102.13 to 102.27
Day 13100.7100.6 to 100.898.997.35 to 100.45
Day 13+1100.8100.22 to 101.38101.0100.91 to 101.09
  • *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.