Parenteral Nutrition (PN) Order Updates

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  • Parenteral Nutrition (PN) Order Updates
As of March 24, 2026, a number of updates will be made to PN orders (details below). No immediate action by prescribers is required and existing PN orders will continue as written; however, new and reordered PN orders placed after 12:00 on March 24 will include the updated options and reports.
  • Adult PN orders:
    • Famotidine removed from Adult PN orders and the associated Fluid/Nutrition Summary Report.
  • Pediatric PN orders:
    • Primene added to Pediatric PN greater than 40 kg orders.
    • Adult multivitamin added to the additive list (+ADD) for Pediatric PN.
    • Pediatric Cyclic PN Admin Instruction SmartText updated.
    • Famotidine removed from Pediatric PN orders.
  • Neonatal PN orders:
    • Neonatal Compounded 2-in-1 PN Projected Calorie/Fluid Management Report now defaults to Order Start Time.
    • Batched Neonatal PN (note these changes will go into effect April 7):
      • Addition of production labels.
      • Stock rotation means that there will be a transition period before all bags will have this additional label.
  • Lipid orders (all populations):
    • Lipid Projected Calorie/Fluid Management Report now defaults to Order Start Time.
Please see the memo for additional details including screenshots.