Cimetidine
Tagamet ® |
| Usual
Diluents |
| NS, D5W |
| Standard
Dilutions [Amount of drug]
[Infusion volume] [Infusion rate] |
[0 to
300mg/ 50 ml] [30 min]
[400 mg/ 100 ml] [30 min]
----Continuous infusion----
[900 mg/ 100 to 250 ml] [24 hour]
[901 to 2400mg/ 250-1000 ml] [24 hour]
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| Stability
/ Miscellaneous |
EXP: 7 DAYS
(RT/REF).
Patients
requiring > 300mg/dose may be a good candidate for continuous
infusion.
Renal dosing: >40/ q6h; 20 to 40/ q8h; 5 to 20/q12h;
<5/200 mg q12h.
Tagamet may be given IM. |
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