Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Drug Initial Dose Titration Dose Minimum Interval Before Dose Adjustment MaxDose DoBUTamine 2 mcg/kg/min 2 mcg/kg/min Q 10 min 40 mcg/kg/min DOPamine 2 mcg/kg/min 2 mcg/kg/min Q 5 min 30 mcg/kg/min Epinephrine 5 mcg/min (0.005 mcg/kg/min)...
Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Drug Initial Dose Titration Dose Minimum Interval Before Dose Adjustment MaxDose Bumetanide 1 mg bolus, then 0.5 mg/hr 0.5mg/hr Q 60 min 2 mg/hr Clevidipine 1 mg/hr 1 mg/hr Q 15 min 10 mg/hr Dexmedetomidine (Precedex) 1 mcg/kg over 10 min bolus, then 0.2...
Pharmacy and Therapeutics
You will be able to answer the following questions and more after reading the following material. What does Lidocaine 1% or 2% mean? What is the difference between “%” solutions and dilutions, e.g. “1:1000” dilution? To make lidocaine 1%, what is lidocaine mixed it?...
CARDIOLOGY, ECG, Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Epinephrine dose in mg vs volume to be given Epinephrine 1:10,000 means 1g : 10,000ml. That is the same as 1000 mg: 10,000ml. Which is the same as 1mg:10ml. That means in an ACLS code situation if you want to give 1mg of epinephrine, you would actually draw 10ml of...
Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Antibiotics ideal for intravenous-to-oral (IV-to-PO) switch programs include: clindamycin, metronidazole, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, doxycycline, minocycline, Fluoroquinolones: levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, Ofloxacin,...
Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Quinolones (Levaquin and Cipro) – Same dose for po and IV Linezolid – Is also same dose for po and IV
