Requests for Alaris Pump Guardrails® Modifications

For Nurses and Pharmacists

Please send any requests for modifications of Alaris pump Guardrails® for administration of intravenous medications to the IT Help Desk. Requests are reviewed by the Smartpump Steering Committee on a monthly basis with priority on urgency and safety. 

Requests may include:

  • New intravenous medications or concentrations not currently available in the library.

  • Adjustment to Guardrails® parameters such as dose, duration or concentration limits that may prohibit administration of a medication.

  • Review of alerts for additions to increase safety, or modification or removal of nuisance alerts. 

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