New York - Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center

Fixed Concentration Medicated Infusions

Medication Conc Units Solution
Diluent 
Note
Min
Dose
Max
Dose
Units
Aminophylline 1 mg/ml 500mg/500ml
D5W
 
0.8 1.2 mg/kg/hr
8 mg/ml 2000mg/250ml
D5W
Premix
0.8 1.2 mg/kg/hr
Dobutamine 1 mg/ml 250mg/250ml
D5W
Premix
2 20 mcg/kg/min
4 mg/ml 1000mg/250ml
D5W
Premix
2 20 mcg/kg/min

Dopamine

0.8 mg/ml 200mg/250ml
D5W
Premix
2 20 mcg/kg/min
1.6 mg/ml 400mg/250ml
D5W
Premix
2 20 mcg/kg/min
3.2 mg/ml 800mg/250ml
D5W
Premix
2 20 mcg/kg/min
Epinephrine 0.02 mg/ml 1mg/50ml
D5W
 
0.05 1 mcg/kg/min
0.12 mg/ml 6mg/50ml
D5W
 
0.05 1 mcg/kg/min
Fentanyl 10 mcg/ml 1mg/100ml
NS
Premade
1 5 mcg/kg/hr
50 mcg/ml 2.5mg/50ml
12.5mg/250ml
 
 
1 5 mcg/kg/hr
Furosemide 1 mg/ml 50mg/50ml
 
 
0.25 0.75 mg/kg/hr
5 mg/ml 250mg/50ml
 
 
0.25 0.75 mg/kg/hr
Heparin 100 unit/ml 25000unit/250ml
D5W
Premix
10 40 unit/kg/hr
Insulin 0.1 unit/ml 10unit/100ml
 
 
0.05 0.15 unit/kg/hr
1 unit/ml 100unit/100ml
 
 
0.05 0.15 unit/kg/hr
Milrinone 0.2 mg/ml 20mg/100ml
D5W
Premix
0.25 0.75 mcg/kg/min
0.8 mg/ml 40mg/50ml
D5W
 
0.25 0.75 mcg/kg/min
Norepinephrine 0.02 mg/ml 1mg/50ml
 
 
0.05 1 mcg/kg/min
0.12 mg/ml 6mg/50ml
 
 
0.05 1 mcg/kg/min
Terbutaline 1 mg/ml 25mg/25ml
50mg/50ml
 
 
0.1 5 mcg/kg/min
Theophylline 0.8 mg/ml 400mg/500ml
D5W
 
0.6 1 mg/kg/hr
6.4 mg/ml 1600g/250ml
D5W
Premix
0.6 1 mg/kg/hr
Vasopressin
  (DI)
0.04 unit/ml 10unit/250ml
 
 
0.0005 0.01 unit/kg/hr
0.2 unit/ml 10unit/50ml
 
 
0.0005 0.01 unit/kg/hr
Vasopressin
  (Shock/GIBleed)
0.04 unit/ml 10unit/250ml
 
 
0.0005 0.01 unit/kg/min
0.2 unit/ml 10unit/50ml
 
 
0.0005 0.01 unit/kg/min
1 unit/ml 50unit/50ml
 
 
0.0005 0.01 unit/kg/min
Vecuronium 1 mg/ml 50mg/50ml
 
 
0.05 0.2 mg/kg/hr

"Premix" indicates commercially available premixed bag (72 hr expiration).
"Premade" indicates local manufacture with extended dating (24 hr expiration).

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Created: November 19, 2004                              Revised: January 21, 2005