Isoproterenol Isuprel ®

Usual Diluents

D5W,  NS

Standard Dilutions   [Amount of drug]  [Infusion volume]  [Infusion rate]

[1 mg] [250 ml] [Titrate] [1 - 2 mg] [‘250-500 ml] [Titrate]

Stability / Miscellaneous

EXP: 1 DAY (RT).  (B1/B2) agonist. IV infusion: 2 to 20 mcg/ min.  Usual initial rate: 5 mcg/min.  Titrate to HR/BP.  May give IV-push (must use 1:50,000 dilution).  Calculation of drip rate: 1 mg/250 ml (ml/hr) = 15 x mcg/min. eg: 5 mcg/min = 75 ml/hr