BPJ 48 | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Asyringedriverisasmall,portable,batteryoperateddevicethatadministersmedicinessubcutaneouslyoveraselectedtimeperiod,usually24hours.Medicines ...

Continuous subcutaneous administration of medicines using a syringe driver often becomes necessary for the control of symptoms during palliative care. A syringe driver is useful when the oral route of administration is not possible and repeated subcutaneous doses are inappropriate, ineffective or impractical. Although medicines can also be administered by other routes, such as rectal or sublingual, a further advantage of a continuous subcutaneous infusion is that any peaks and troughs of intermittent delivery methods are avoided (Table 1)

Table 1: Advantages and disadvantages of using a syringe driver4-6