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Infusion Times/Comments/Drug Interactions Inject over 60 seconds Continuous infusion Infuse over 60 minutes Infuse over 30-60 minutes Infuse over 60 minutes Continuous infusion Infuse over 60 seconds Continuous infusion Inject over 60 secon

Standard Dilution Undiluted 100 mg in D 5 W 100 mL 400 mg in NS 250 mL D 5 W 100 mL Undiluted 2 mg in D 5 W 250 mL Undiluted 2 mg in D 5 W 250 mL Undiluted 1.5 mg in preservative-free D 5 W 250 mL 50 mg in D 5 W 250 mL

Intravenous Medication Administration Guidelines (continued)

Usual IV Dose Range a

2-10 mg 2-5 mg/h 400 mg q24h 0.5-2 g q4-6h 0.1-0.2 mg q2-3min 3-5 mcg/kg/h 0.4-2 mg q2-3min 2.5-5 mcg/kg/h 25-75 mcg/kg 2 mcg/kg 0.01 mcg/kg/min 10-300 mcg/min

Drug Postoperative opiate
Morphine Bolus dose Infusion dose Moxifloxacin Nafcillin Naloxone depression Loading dose Infusion dose Opiate overdose Loading dose Infusion dose Neostigmine Nesiritide Bolus dose Infusion dose Nitroglycerin
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