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AMIODARONE
Initial Dose: 15mg/min over 10min (150mg over 10min)
MIX 150mg/100mL
CONCENTRATION 1.5mg/mL
Dose Rate Micro Macro
(60gtt/mL) 20gtt/mL 15gtt/mL 10gtt/mL
mg/min mL/min gtt/min gtt/min gtt/min gtt/min
15 10 600 200 150 100
Macro‐Drip (10gtt/ml) is set of choice for this infusion
Set rate provides complete initial infusion of 150mg over
10 minutes. May repeat q10min prn if VT recurs
Maint Dose: 1mg/min over 6hr (360mg over 360min)
MIX 360mg/500mL
CONCENTRATION 0.72mg/mL
Dose Rate Micro Macro
(60gtt/mL) 20gtt/mL 15gtt/mL 10gtt/mL
mg/min mL/min gtt/min gtt/min gtt/min gtt/min
1 1.4 84 28 21 14
Macro‐Drip (20gtt/ml) is set of choice for this infusion
Set rate provides maintenance infusion of 360mg over 6hr.
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