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Drug Calculations Description
The following table details adult medication choices:
Adult Medication Choices
GENERIC
NAME BRAND NAME
IS THE PATIENT’S
WEIGHT USED IN
THE
CALCULATION?
DEFAULT
UNITS
DEFAULT
SOLUTION
VOLUME
DEFAULT
DRUG
AMOUNT
Aminophylline
1
Theophylline Y mg 500 ml 500 mg
Diltiazem
1
Cardizem N mg 125 ml 125 mg
Dobutamine
1
Dobutrex Y mcg 250 ml 500 mg
Dopamine
1
Inotropin Y mcg 250 ml 400 mg
Epinephrine
HCL
1
Adrenalin N mcg 250 ml 1mg
Esmolol HCL
1,2
Brevibloc Y mcg 500 ml 5000 mg
Fentanyl Citrate
1
Sublimaze Y mcg 100 ml 5 mg
Heparin Sodium
1
Heparin N units 250 ml 12,500 units
Inamrinone
Lactate
1
Inocor Y mcg 250 ml 500 mg
Insulin, Regular
1
Humulin N units 100 ml 100 units
Isoproterenol
HCL
1
Isuprel HCL N mcg 500 ml 2 mg
Labetalol HCL
1,2
Normodyne N mg 200 ml 200 mg
Lidocaine HCL
1,2
Xylocaine HCL N mg 500 ml 2000 mg
Lorazepam Ativan N mg 500 ml 40 mg
Midazolam
HCL
1,2
Versed Y mg 125 ml 125 mg
Milrinone
Lactate
1,2
Primacor Y mcg 200 ml 20 mg
Nicardipine
HCL
1
Cardene N mg 250 ml 25 mg
Nitroglycerin
1
Tridil N mcg 250 ml 50 mg
Nitroprusside
Sodium
1
Nipride Y mcg 250 ml 50 mg
Norepinephrine
1
Levophed N mcg 250 ml 4 mg
Phenylephrine
1
Neosynephrine N mcg 250 ml 10 mg
Procainamide
HCL
1
Pronestyl N mg 500 ml 2000 mg
Propofol
1
Diprivan Y mcg 50 ml 500 mg
Vasopressin
2
Pitressin N units 250 ml 250 units
1 Gahart B and Nazareno A. 2002 Intravenous Medications. St. Louis: Mosby, 2001.
2 Algozzine G, Algozzine R, and Lilly D. Critical Care Intravenous Infusion Drug Handbook.
St. Louis: Mosby, 2002.
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