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Infusion Times/Comments/Drug Interactions Inject over 3-5 minutes Inject at 1 mg/minutes Infuse over 15-30 minutes IVP dose may be injected over at least 5 minutes Continuous infusion Drug interactions: theophylline, warfarin, phenytoin, lido

Standard Dilution SW 18 mL Dilute with NS to a final concentration of 1 mg/mL D 5 W 50 mL D 5 W 250 mL Premix solution 2 mg/mL Undiluted D 5 W 250 mL D 5 W 100 mL D 5 W 250 mL

Intravenous Medication Administration Guidelines (continued)

Usual IV Dose Range a 0.5-1 g qd-bid 10-50 mg q4-6h 300 mg q6-8h 37.5 mg/h 200-400 mg q8-12h 1-3 mcg/kg/min 1-16 mg/h 150-900 mg q8h 20 mg 20 mg

Drug Infusion dose
Chlorothiazide Chlorpromazine Cimetidine Infusion dose Ciprofloxacin Cisatricurium Clevidipine Clindamycin Conivaptan Bolus dose Infusion dose
7.1 IVPB