Which of the following is NOT a specific high-alert medication?

Opium tincture
Vasopressin IV
H2 antagonist IV (famotidine)
Potassium chloride for injection (concentrate)


H2 antagonist IV (famotidine)

Rationale: Famotidine (Pepcid®), H2 antagonist IV, is not a specific high-alert medication. All of the other answer choices are listed as "high-alert medications".

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