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Infusion Times/Comments/Drug Interactions Infuse over 15-30 minutes Inject over 60 seconds Infuse over 2-6 hours Drug interactions: digoxin (8); erythromycin (9); amphotericin, NSAID (10) IV dose 1/3 PO dose Therapeutic levels: trough: 50-

Standard Dilution NS 50 mL Undiluted D 5 W 100 mL SW 60 mL SW 60 mL 250 or 500 mg in NS 50 mL NS 50 mL NS 50 mL 200 mcg in NS 50 mL

Intravenous Medication Administration Guidelines (continued)

Usual IV Dose Range a 0.6 mg/kg/d 5 days 0.25 mg IV 5-6 mg/kg q24h 1-2 mg/kg 10 mg/kg 2.5 mg/kg q4h 24h 4-6 mg/kg q24h 0.3 mg/kg 0.5-20 mg 1 mcg/kg 0.2-1 mcg/kg/h

Drug Maximum dose Maintenance dose Dexmedetomidine
Conjugated estrogens Cosyntropin Cyclosporine Dantrolene Bolus dose Daptomycin Desmopressin Dexamethasone Bolus dose Infusion dose
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