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Infusion Times/Comments/Drug Interactions Continuous infusion Maintain thiocyanate 10 mg/dL Continuous infusion Infuse over 60 minutes Infuse over 15-30 minutes Inject over 2-5 minutes Infuse over 30 minutes Infuse over 24 hours Inject o

Standard Dilution 50 mg in D 5 W 250 mL 4 mg in D 5 W 250 mL D 5 W 100 mL D 5 W 50 mL Undiluted D 5 W 100 mL D 5 W 1000 mL Undiluted Undiluted 50 mg in D 5 W 250 mL D 5 W 100 mL D 5 W 50 mL

Intravenous Medication Administration Guidelines (continued)

Usual IV Dose Range a 0.5-10 mcg/kg/min 4-10 mcg/min 200-400 mg q12h 32 mg 30 min before chemotherapy 4 mg 1 dose 0.5-2 g q4-6h 60-90 mg 1 dose 0.06-0.1 mg/kg 0.01-0.015 mg/kg 1 mcg/kg/min 8-24 MU divided q4h 4 mg/kg q24h

Drug Chemotherapy- induced nausea and vomiting Postoperative nausea and vomiting Intubating dose Maintenance dose
Nitroprusside Norepinephrine Ofloxacin Ondansetron Oxacillin Pamidronate Pancuronium Infusion dose Penicillin G Pentamidine
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