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Infusion Times/Comments/Drug Interactions Infuse no faster than 150 mg/min Maximum injection rate 40 mg/min Continuous infusion Infuse over 24 hours Infuse over 1 hour Infuse over 30 minutes Infuse over 30 minutes Infuse over 30 minutes Crit

Standard Dilution NS 250 mL Undiluted 100 mg in NS 100 mL D 5 W 1000 mL D 5 W 100 mL D 5 W 50 mL D 5 W 50 mL D 5 W 50 mL

Intravenous Medication Administration Guidelines (continued)

Usual IV Dose Range a 15-20 mg/kg 10-20 mg/kg 4-6 mg/kg/day 10-100 mg q1-6h 1-15 mg/h 100-200 mg/m 2 qd 5 days 2.5 mg/kg q12h 2-3 mg/kg 1.5-2.5 mg/kg q8-24h 5-7 mg/kg q24h

Drug Status epilepticus Loading dose Nonemergency Loading dose Maintenance dose Maintenance dose Single daily dose
Fosphenytoin Furosemide Bolus dose Infusion dose Gallium nitrate Ganciclovir Gentamicin Loading dose
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