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Infusion Times/Comments/Drug Interactions Bolus infused over 10-60 minutes Maximum infusion rate 10 mcg/min Infuse at 500 mg/min Infuse over at least 60 minutes Inject over 1-2 seconds Drug interactions: theophylline (1); persantine (2) In ac

Intravenous Medication Administration Guidelines

Standard Dilution D 5 W in 250 mL Undiluted D 5W 100 mL Undiluted 100 mg in NS 200 mL D 5W 50 mL D 5 W 50 mL

Usual IV Dose Range a 0.25 mg/kg 0.125 mcg/kg/min for 12 hours 5 mg/kg/24h or 250 mg qd-qid 5 mg/kg q8h 6 mg initially, then 12 mg 2 doses 100 mg over 3 hours 100 mg over 2 hours 7.5 mg/kg q12h 20 mg/kg q24h

Drug Bolus dose Infusion dose Acetazolamide Acute MI Standard dose Single daily dose
7.1 Abciximab Acyclovir Adenosine Alteplase PE Amikacin