Medication (Trade Name)

Drip Dose Range

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Alprostadil (Prostin VR)

0.01 - 0.4 mcg/kg/min
(initial 0.05 - 0.1mcg/kg/min)

0.05

mcg/kg/min

Amrinone (Inocor)

5 - 10 mcg/kg/min
(load 0.75 mg/kg)

1

mcg/kg/min

Cisatracurium (Nimbex)

1 - 2 mcg/kg/min

1

mcg/kg/min

Dopamine (Itropin)

0.5 - 20 mcg/kg/min

1

mcg/kg/min

Dobutamine (Dobutrex)

5 - 20 mcg/kg/min

1

mcg/kg/min

Epinephrine/Adrenalin

0.05 - 1 mcg/kg/min

0.1 §

mcg/kg/min

Esmolol (Brevibloc)

300 - 1000 mcg/kg/min*
(adults load 500 mcg/kg,
then 200 mcg/kg,
then 50 - 200 mcg/kg/min)

100

mcg/kg/min

Fentanyl (Sublimaze)

1 mcg/kg/hr initial

1

otherunits/kg/hr

Furosemide (Lasix)

0.25 - 0.75 mg/kg/hr

0.1

mg/kg/hr

Heparin

10 - 30 units/kg/hr
(load 5 - 50 units/kg)

10 §

otherunits/kg/hr

Insulin

0.01 - 0.1 units/kg/hr

0.01

otherunits/kg/hr

Isoproterenol (Isuprel)

0.02 - 0.5 mcg/kg/min

0.1 §

mcg/kg/min

Labetalol (Normodyne)

0.25 - 1.5 mg/kg/hr
(load 0.2 - 1 mg/kg)*
(adults load 1 - 2mg/kg,
then 0.5 - 2mg/min)

0.1

mg/kg/hr

Lidocaine (Xylocaine)

10 - 50 mcg/kg/min
(load 1 - 5 mg/kg)

10

mcg/kg/min

Midazolam (Versed)

0.05 mg/kg/hr initial
(load 0.15 - 0.35 mg/kg)

0.05

mg/kg/hr

Milrinone (Primacor)

0.5 - 1 mcg/kg/min
(load 50 mcg/kg)
(adults load 50-75mcg/kg,
then 0.25 - 1mcg/kg/min)

0.1

mcg/kg/min

Nitroglycerin (Nitrostat)

1 - 3 mcg/kg/min
(initial 0.25 - 0.5mcg/kg/min)
(adults 5 - 20 mcg/min)

1 §

mcg/kg/min

Nitroprusside (Nitropress)

0.5 - 4 mcg/kg/min

1 §

mcg/kg/min

Norepinephrine (Levophed)

0.05 mcg/kg/min
(max 6 mcg/min)

0.1 §

mcg/kg/min

Pancuronium (Pavulon)

0.1 mg/kg/hr initial

0.1

mg/kg/hr

Pentobarbital (Nembutal)

1 mg/kg/hr initial
(load 1 - 5 mg/kg)

1

mg/kg/hr

Phenylephrine (Neo-synephrine)

0.1 - 0.5 mcg/kg/min

0.1 §

mcg/kg/min

Procainamide (Pronestyl)

20 - 80 mcg/kg/min
(load 3 - 6 mg/kg over 5min)

10

mcg/kg/min

Propofol (Diprovan)

125 - 300 mcg/kg/min
(adult anesthesia 50 - 200 mcg/kg/min;
sedation 5 - 50 mcg/kg/min )

100

mcg/kg/min

Protamine

1 mg/100 units of heparin
(max 50 mg/10 min)

0.1

mg/kg/hr

Terbutaline (Brethine)

0.1 - 0.4 mcg/kg/min*
(load 2 - 10 mcg/kg*)

0.1

mcg/kg/min

Urokinase (Abbokinase)

4400 IU/kg/hr*

1000

otherunits/kg/hr

Vasopressin (Pitressin)

0.5 mU/kg/hr initial

0.5

otherunits/kg/hr

Vecuronium (Norcuron)

0.1 mg/kg/hr initial

0.1

mg/kg/hr