The document provides a detailed list of various medications, including their dosages, preparations, and administration guidelines. It covers inotropic agents like dopamine and dobutamine, vasopressors such as norepinephrine and phenylephrine, and other critical drugs like insulin and amiodarone. Key information includes recommended dosage ranges, precautions, and monitoring requirements for each medication.

1. Drug
Dose Fluid
To yield
Usual Dose Range
Other information
Dopamine
(Inotropin)
400 mg
D5W
250ml 1.6 mg/ml
2 - 20 mcg/kg/min <3 mcg renal dose 1-3: renal
>7 mcg begins to impair renal 5-10: inotropic
circulation. 10-20:vasoconstrictor
Sodium
Nitroprusside
(Nipride)
50 mg
D5W
250ml
0.2mg/ml
200mcg/ml
0.5 - 8 mcg/kg/min
1) Protect from light
2) Monitor serum Thiocyanate levels if on drip greater
than 3 days
Dobutamine
(dobutrex)
250 mg
D5W
250ml
1 mg/ml 2.5 -10 mcg/kg/min Inotropic Agent –Increases strength of contraction
Epinephrine
(Adrenelin)
2 mg D5W 250 ml 8 mcg/ml 1 - 10 mcg/min
Large doses produce vasoconstriction
Small doses produce vasodilation
Norepinephrine
(Levophed) 4 mg
D5W 250ml 16 mcg/ml 2 -12 mcg/min May be titrated to higher doses
Phenylephrine
(Neosnyephrine)
80 mg D5W 250ml
320
mcg/ml
10 -20 mcg/kg/min Higher doses may be ordered
Nitroglycerin
(Tridil)
50 mg D5W 250 ml
200
mcg/ml
5 - 200 mcg/min
Must be mixed in glass bottle & administered in special
tubing
Lidocaine
(xylocaine)
2 Grams D5W 500 ml 4 mg/ml 1 - 4 mg/min Loading dose: 1 mg/kg up to 3 mg/kg
Vasopressin
(Pitressin)
20 IU 100ml NS
0.2
units/ml
0.2 - 0.4 units/min Must be aqueous pitressin
Diltiazem
(Cardizem)
125 mg
D5W 100 ml
qs to make
125ml
volume
1 mg/ml 5 - 15 mg/ hr can also be used for atrial arrythmias & SVT
Insulin
100
units
NS 100ml 1 unit/ml
Given based on Capillary
Blood Glucose readings
watch for hypoglycemia
Amiodarone
(Cordarone) 450 mg 250 ml 1.8 mg/ml
1 mg/min for 6 H @33
ml/hr then reduce to 0.5
mg/min @17 ml/hr
watch for hypotension
Nicardipine
(Cardene)
50mg 250cc 0.2mg/ml
5mg/hr (25cc/hr) increase
by 12.5cc/hr q 5-10 min
up to max of 75cc/hr
(15mg/hr)
Hypotension, tachycardia