This document provides instructions for preparing various intravenous medications and drips including dilutions, concentrations, volumes, and administration rates. It lists the contents and recommended dilutions for medications like dobutamine, lasix, dopamine, digoxin, fentanyl, xylocard, and more. It also provides drop factors for macro and micro intravenous drip sets to calculate drip rates based on volume and time.

1. NPCC : Pooja Bhanadari
Cauvery Group Of Institution ,
Mysore

3. Weight ✕ Microgram ✕ 60
 ML/Hour =
Concentration
Ml/Hour ✕ Concentration
 Microgram 1Kg/Hour =
Weight ✕ 60

4. Mg ✕ 1000
 Concentration =
Volume to be added
Ordered microgram ✕ 50 ✕ B. wt
 Aminophyllin Ml/Hr =
250 ✕ 1000

5. mg ✕ 40
 Digoxin =
250

6.  GTN 1 ampule 10ml = 50mg
( Glyceryl Tri Nitrate) 50mg in 40 ml of normal saline.
 SNP 1 Vial = 50 mg (powder form)
(Sodium Nitro Prusside) 50mg in 50ml of 5% Dextrose. It should be protected from
light by covering with foil paper.

7.  Dobutamine 1 amp 250 mg/ 5ml
CVC line dilution: 250 mg in 45ml of normal saline
Peripheral line dilution : 100 mg / 2ml
100 mg in 48 ml of normal saline.
 Lasix 1 amp = 2ml = 20 mg
No dilution
1 ml / 10 mg
 Dopamine 1 ampule 5ml = 200 mg
200 mg / 45 ml of normal saline.

8.  Dilzem 1 Vial 5 ml / 25 mg take 2 vail 10 ml / 50 mg
50 mg / 40 ml of normal saline.
 Cordarone 1 amp 150 mg = 3 ml
2 amp 300 mg = 6 ml
300 mg / 44 ml 5% Dextrose bolus dose for 2 hr.
900 mg / 38 ml of 5 % Dextrose 2 ml / hr for 24 hr.
 Heparin 25,000 IU 1 vial 5 ml
5 ml in 20 ml normal saline.
1ml = 1000 IU

9.  Aminophyllin 1 ampule 10 ml / 250 mg
250 mg / 40 ml 5% Dextrose
 Xylocard 1 vial 50 ml / 1000 mg
1 ml / 20 mg not diluted.
 Norcuron 1 ampule = 4 mg
4 mg in 4 ml of distilled water 1 ml / 1 mg
 Morphine 1 ampule 16 mg / 1 ml
1 ml / 15 ml of distilled water
1 ml / 1 mg

10.  Madazolam 1 ampule 16 mg / 1ml
2 ampule 10 mg in 8 ml of distilled water 1 ml/ 1 mg
 Digoxin 1 ampule = 2ml
5gm / 500 microgram
 Nor adrenaline 1 ampule 5 ml / 50 mg
4 mg in 48 ml of 5% Dextrose
 Insulin 40 units in 40 ml Normal saline
 Protamine 1 ampule 5 ml / 50mg
50 mg in 49ml Dextrose saline

11.  Fentanyl 1 ampule 2 ml / 100 mcg
100 mcg in 50ml 5% Dextrose 1ml =2mcg

12.  Xylocard 1 vial 50 ml = 1000mg
Used in SVT and VT
 Cordarone 1 ampule 3ml = 150 mg
used in AF ( continuous) Atrial Flutter , SVT
 Dilatine Used in seizure.
 Atropine 1 ampule 1ml = 0.6mg used in bradycardia.

13.  Calcium chloride 1 amplue 10ml = 1 gm
Used for hypocalcemia , Ventricular Asystole,
Hyperkalemia
 Digoxin 1 ampule 2ml = 0.5 mg
Used for heart failure , atrial fibrillation and SVT.
 Sodium Bicarbonate 1 ampule 25 ml
Used in metabolic acidosis, cardiac arrest,
uncontrolled diabetic , sever renal failure

14.  Inj Adrenaline 1 Amp / 1ml / 1m
 Inj Atropine 1 Amp / 1 ml / 0.6 mg
 Inj Calcium Gluconate 1 Amp / 10 ml / 1000 mg
1 ml / 100 mg
 Inj Sodium Bicarbonate 1 Amp / 25 ml
No dilution

15.  Inj Adrenaline 1 Amp / 1 ml / 1mg
1 mg in 9 ml Normal saline
1 ml / 0.1 mg
 Inj Atropine 1 Amp / 1ml / 0.6 mg
0.6 mg in 5 ml normal saline
1ml / 0.1 mg
 Inj Calcium Gluconate 1 Amp = 10 ml / 1000 mg
1:1 dilution = 1 ml Ca / 1 ml Normal saline

16.  Inj Sodium Bicarbonate 1 Amp / 25 ml 1:1 dilution
1 ml NAHCO3 / 1 ml NS

17.  Drop factor macro = 16 drops = 1 ml
 Drop factor micro = 60 drops = 1 ml

18. Total Volume ✕ 16
Drops/mt =
Total Time ✕ 60
For macro dripset
Total Volume ✕ 60
Drops/mt =
Total Time ✕ 60
For micro dripset

19. Total Volume ✕ Drop factor
Drops/mt =
Total time ✕ 60 mt