Medication
(Trade Name)

Concentration

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Aminocaproic Acid (Amicar)

5000 mg / 250 cc

mg/kg/hr

Alteplase

50 mg / 50
100 mg / 100 cc

Amiodarone

450 mg / 250 cc D5W

Bretylium (Bretylol)

2000 mg / 250 cc

mcg/kg/min

Bumetanide (Bumex)

10 mg / 100 cc D5W
25 mg / 100 cc (max)

Cisatracurium (Nimbex)

100 or 200 mg / 100 cc

mcg/kg/min

Diltiazem (Cardizem)

125 mg in 125 cc

mg/kg/hr

Dobutamine (Dobutrex)

500 or 1000 mg / 250 cc

mcg/kg/min

Dopamine (Itropin)

400 or 800 mg / 250 cc

mcg/kg/min

Epinephrine/Adrenalin

2, 4, 8, or 16 mg / 250 cc

mcg/kg/min

Esmolol (Brevibloc)

2.5 g / 250 cc (max)

mcg/kg/min

Fentanyl (Sublimaze)

1000 mcg / 100 cc
2500 mcg / 50 cc (max)

otherunits/kg/hr

Furosemide (Lasix)

100 mg / 100 cc or
500 mg / 500 cc

mg/kg/hr

Heparin

25,000 U / 250 cc

otherunits/kg/hr

Insulin

100 U / 100 cc

otherunits/kg/hr

Isoproterenol (Isuprel)

2 or 4 mg / 250 cc

mcg/kg/min

Labetalol (Normodyne)

400 mg / 200 cc
250 mg / 50 cc (max)

mg/kg/hr

Lidocaine (Xylocaine)

1000 mg / 250 cc
2000 mg / 250 cc
1000 mg / 50 cc (max)

mcg/kg/min

Lorazepam (Ativan)

20 or 40 mg / 250 cc
100 mg / 100 cc

mg/kg/hr

Midazolam (Versed)

100 mg / 100 cc

mg/kg/hr

Milrinone (Primacor)

20 mg / 100 cc
50 mg / 50 cc (max)

mcg/kg/min

Morphine

100 mg / 100 cc
250 mg / 250 cc

mg/kg/hr

Naloxone (Narcan)

5 mg / 500 cc

mg/kg/hr

Nitroglycerin (Nitrostat)

25, 50 or 100 mg / 250 cc

mcg/kg/min

Nitroprusside (Nitropress)

50 or 100 mg / 250 cc

mcg/kg/min

Norepinephrine (Levophed)

4, 8, 16 or 32 mg / 250 cc

mcg/kg/min

Pancuronium (Pavulon)

100 mg / 50 cc (max)

mg/kg/hr

Pentobarbital (Nembutal)

2500 mg / 50 cc (max)

mg/kg/hr

Phenylephrine (Neo-synephrine)

20 or 40 mg / 250 cc

mcg/kg/min

Procainamide (Pronestyl)

1000 mg / 250 cc
2000 mg / 250 cc
5000 mg / 50 cc (max)

mcg/kg/min

Propofol (Diprovan)

500 mg / 50 cc (max)

mcg/kg/min

Protamine

500 mg / 50 cc (max)

mg/kg/hr

Sodium Bicarbonate

100 mEq / 1000 cc

otherunits/kg/hr

Streptokinase

1,500,000 U / 250 cc

otherunits/kg/hr

Theophylline

400 mg / 500 cc
(500 mg aminophylline)

mg/kg/hr

Terbutaline (Brethine)

50 mg / 50 cc (max)

mcg/kg/min

Urokinase (Abbokinase)

250,000 U / 250 cc
500,000 U / 250 cc

otherunits/kg/hr

Vasopressin (Pitressin)

100 U / 100 cc D5W
25 U / 250 cc D5W

otherunits/kg/hr

Vecuronium (Norcuron)

50 mg / 50 cc (max)

mg/kg/hr