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126 Route IV IV IV IV/IM IV IV IV PO PO/IV PO
Onset of Action 1-2 minutes 1-2 minutes 1-2 minutes 10-20 minutes 2 hours 1-2 minutes 1 minute 15-30 minutes 15 minutes 1 hour
0.5-10 mcg/kg/min 5-400 mcg 50-150 mg 10-40 mg 250 mg-1 g 3-6 mg/min 0.1-2 mg/min 2.5-4.0 mg/day 10-40 mg/day
Dose 25-400 mg/day in 2-3 doses
Common Afterload Reducing Agents
Drug Smooth Muscle Relaxants and Alpha Inhibitors Angiotension-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Enalapril/Enalaprilat (Vasotec/Vasotec IV)
Nitroprusside (Nipride) Nitroglycerine (Tridil, Nitrostat IV) Diazoxide (Hyperstat IV) Hydralazine (Apresoline) Methyldopa (Aldomet) Trimethaphan (Arfonad) Phentolamine (Regitine) Captopril (Capoten) Lisinopril (Zestril)
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