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NOREPINEPHRINE (LEVOPHED) DOSING CHART
Dosing Range: 2–20mcg/min (120–1200mcg/hr)
MIX 4mg/500mL
CONCENTRATION 8mcg/mL
Micro Macro
Dose Rate 60gtt/mL 20gtt/mL 15gtt/mL 10gtt/mL
mcg/min mL/hr gtt/min gtt/min gtt/min gtt/min
2 15 15 5 4 3
3 23 23 8 6 4
4 30 30 10 8 5
5 38 38 13 10 6
6 45 45 15 11 8
7 53 53 18 13 9
8 60 60 20 15 10
9 68 68 23 17 11
10 75 75 25 19 13
11 83 83 28 21 14
12 90 90 30 23 15
13 98 98 33 25 16
14 105 105 35 26 18
15 113 113 38 28 19
16 120 120 40 30 20
17 128 128 43 32 21
18 135 135 45 34 23
19 143 143 48 36 24
20 150 150 50 38 25
Macro-Drip (20gtt/mL) or Micro-Drip is the set of choice for this infusion.
Start at the lowest dose and increase the rate by 0.5mcg/min q2min prn to target MAP >60mmHg.

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