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]
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| Stability
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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
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