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drugdoses
drugdoses dec2010
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ACARBOSE | 25->50-100 mg PO tid |
| ADRENALIN IM 1:1000 (1 mL = 1 mg) | 0.3-0.5 mL (0.01 ml/kg) |
| ADRENALIN IV | 1:10.000 (dulute 1 ml of 1:1000 in 9 mL of NS) 0.1 mL/kg |
| Allopurinol | 100-300 mg q24h gout prophylaxis |
| Amantadine | 100 mg PO q12h (additional drug in Parkinson's for 12mo) |
| Amitriptyline (Imipramine, Clomipramine, Desipramine, Doxepine, Nortriptyline) | 50-75 mg PO nocte up to 250 mg (for all in the group) |
| Amoxicililn/Clavulanate | 500/125 mg PO q8h (10/2.5 mg/kg) UTI, bronchitis, sinusitis, otitis, pneumonia outpatient |
| Amoxicillin | 500 mg q8h x 7d for Listeriosis, Chlamydia in pregnancy |
| Apomorphine | 600 mug to 6 mg SC (severe akinesia and off phase in Parkinson's; also give domperidone to prevent vomiting) |
| Aspirin | 600-900 mg PO q4h |
| ATENOLOL / METOPROLOL | 2.5 mg IV or 25 mg PO q12h |
| ATROPIN | 0.6-1.2 mg/5 min IV (up to 3 mg) |
| Azithromycin | 250 mg qd PO x 4 (bronchitis/pneumonia) and 1 g PO single (chlamydia) |
| Baclofen | 10-25 mg PO nocte or q8h (spasticity, MS spasticity) |
| BECLOMETHASONE / BUDESONIDE | MDI 500 mcg (o.5 mg) q12h |
| Beclomethasone dipropionate | 100-500-1500 mug q12h PUFF (corticosteroid in asthma) |
| Benztropine | 1-2 mg IM/IV (dystonia, oculogyric crisis) |
| BICARBONATE SODIUM | 1 ml/kg 8.4% over 1 hours |
| Bisacodyl (Durolax) | 5-10 mg q12h (constipation) |
| BROMOCRIPTINE | 1.25-5 mg PO bid (stimulants withdrawal, NMS, PMS, Parkinson) |
| Calcium Carbonate | xxx mg (hyperphosphataemia) |
| Captopril | 6.25-25 mg PO q12-24d |
| CARBAMAZEPINE | 100 mg/8-24h (max. 2000 mg/day) (mania, impulse dyscontrol, neuropatic pain, bipolar, epilepsy) |
| Cefaclor | 500 mg PO q8h (10 mg/kg) (otitis media, bronchitis, sinusitis) |
| CEFALEXIN | 500 mg PO q6-12h (10 mg/kg) (UTI, including pregancy) |
| Cefixime | 400 mg PO (gonorrhea) or x3 days for UTI (incl.pregnancy) |
| CEFOTAXIME (3G) | 1-2 g/12h IM/IV slowly (50 mg/kg/12h) (pneumonia) |
| CEFOXITIN (PID,TOA) | 2 g/6h IV/IM + Probenecid 1g po if IM used + 14-d.Doxycicline (PID,TOA) |
| Ceftriaxone | 250 mg IM single dose (exposure to STD; gonorrhea) |
| CEFUROXIME | 750 mg IV q8h (covers Strep, Staph, gr-, anaerobes) (pneumonia inpatient) |
| CETIRIZINE | 5-10 mg/24h PO (new H1-blocker) |
| CHLORAMPHENICOL | 0.5% eyedrops q1-2h |
| CHLOROQUINE | p: 300 mg qw 2w->4w; tx: 4 tab.stat -> 2 tab.qd x3 (CSFM malaria prophylaxis; the only drug used in pregnancy) |
| CHLORPHENIRAMINE | 10 mg IM/IV (up to 40 mg/24h) PO: 4 mg/6h (allergies, H1-blocker, anaphylaxis) |
| Chlorpromazine | 25-100 mg q8h PO or IM (hicchough, psychosis, delirium) |
| Cimetidine | 400 mg PO q12h pc or 800 mg nocte (GERD) |
| CINNARIZINE | 15 mg PO |
| Ciprofloxacin | 500 mg q12h PO (pyelonephritis outpatient; UTI 2nd line; bronchitis/pneumonia; prophylaxis of gonorrrhea/chlamydia (including rape victims) + Doxycycline/Azithromycin) |
| CLINDAMYCIN | PO: 300mg/6h;IV/IM:900 mg/8h |
| Clonazepam | 0.3-0.5 mg PO/SC q12h (distress/restlessness) |
| CLOPIDOGREL | 75 mg/24h PO |
| Clotrimazole pessaries | 100 mg qd x 7d (Trichomona vaginalis in pregnancy) |
| CODEINE PHOSPHATE | 30 mg/4-8h PO/IM (antidiarrheal, weak opioid analgesic) |
| Colchicine | 0.5-1 mg q6-8h PO (acute gout 2nd line) |
| Co-trimaxozole | 4/20 mg/kg PO q12h (UTI in children; UTI; bronchitis; traveller's diarrhea) |
| DEXAMETHAZONE | 4-16 mg IV stat -> 4 mg/6-8h IV/PO |
| Diazepam | 5-10 mg IV/PO q8h vestibular neuronitis/labyrinthitis, Menieres |
| Diclofenac | 75 mg IM stat ->25-50 mg PO q8h x7 days (uretheric colic) |
| DIGOXIN | 0.5 mg q12h PO/IV |
| DIPHENHYDRAMINE (BENADRYL) | 25-50 mg PO/IM/IV q6h (antihistamine, used for nausea) |
| DOBUTAMIN / DOPAMIN | 5-20 mcg/kg/min IV |
| DOCUSATE SODIUM (COLACE) | 100 mg PO q12h (stimulant and softener) |
| Domperidone | 10-20 mg PO q8-12h (GI motility agent nausea, vomiting, add to Apomorphine in Parkinson's off phenomenon) |
| Doxycycline | 100 mg PO q12h x 2 weeks (exposure to STD, Mycoplasma pneumnonia, Chlamidia psitacci, brucellosis, Q fever, leptospirosis. Lyme disease) |
| Droperidol | 5-10 mg (sedating Haloperidol, psychoses, acute vestibular conditions) |
| EMOLLIENTS PREPARATION | mineral and vegetable oil, white petrolatum, aqueus cream |
| Enalapril | 2.5-10 mg qd |
| ENOXAPARIN | 20-40 mg/24h SC (LMWH, DVT prophylaxis, SLE in pregnancy, NSTEMI) |
| ERGOTAMINE | 1 mg PO q30m up to 3 mg/day (migraine abort, + Caffeine) |
| Erythromycin | 500 mg q6-12h (chlamydia in pregnancy, legionella, bronchitis, pneumonia) |
| Famotidine | 40 mg nocte (GERD) |
| Ferrous sulfate / gluconate | 5 mg/kg/day x 3 weeks (anaemia in pediatrics) |
| FLUCLOXACILLIN | 500 mg PO/IM/IV q6h 30 min before food |
| FLUCONASOLE | 50 mg PO q24h (candidiasis stat) |
| FLUMAZENIL | 0.2 mg IV over 15 sec then 0.1 mg/min as needed q2-3 mto 1-2 mg (benzodiazepine antagonist) |
| Fluoxetine (Paroxitene, Citalopram) | 20 mg PO mane |
| Fluvoxamine (Sertralile) | 50 mg PO mane |
| GABAPENTIN | 300 mg PO q24h (anticonvulsant, neuropathic pain, bipolar, GAD) |
| GLICLASIDE (DIAMICRON) | 80 mg PO with meals bid (sulfonylurea for fat) |
| GLIPIZIDE | 5-10 mg PO before meals tid (sulfonylurea for thin) |
| Glucagone | 1 mL IM |
| GLYCERYL TRINITRATE | 20 mcg/min IV 50 mg in 50 mL of NS at 2-10 mL/h ; 0.4 mg SL q5m x 3 |
| Haloperidol | 2.5-10 mg q12-24h PO/IM (tics and Tourette's; psychosis; hiccoughs; nausea/vomiting if due to morphine) |
| HYDRALAZINE | 5-10 mg IV q20m x3 (preeclampsia 1st line) |
| HYDRATION | D5 2L + NS 1L + K 20 mmol/L per 24h |
| HYDROCORTISONE | 100 mg IV q8h (up to 10 mg/kg) |
| IBUPROFEN | 400-800 mg q6h PO with meals (biliary/renal colic, menorrhagia) |
| IMIPINEM-CILASTATIN | 500 mg PO qd IV (pyelonephritis in pregnancy) |
| IMIPRAMINE | 25 mg PO q24h at bedtime (nocturia,enuresis,coital incontinence, detrusor instability) |
| Imiquimod | 5% cream x 3 times/weekly for 16 weeks |
| Indomethacine | 50-100 mg q8h (acute gout; seronegative spondyloarthropathies) |
| Insulin | 0.3 U/kg/day. Regular - short-acting; Lente (NPH) - intermediate. |
| IPRATROPIUM | 0.5 mg (0.025% 2 ml in 4 ml NS) OR 20 mug/puff x 4 q4-6h |
| ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE | 30 mg/8h PO with rest of 8h |
| KERATOLYTIC PREPARATIONS | Urea 10-20%, Salicylic acid 4-10%, Sulphur |
| LACTULOSE SYRUP | 15-30 ml PO q12h (osmotic) |
| Levodopa/Carbidopa (Sinemet) | 100/25 mg PO q8-12h (initial drug in Parkinson's_ |
| LIDOCAINE | 100 mg (1 mg/kg) IV x 2 at 10-50 mug/kg/min (VT/VF) |
| LISINOPRIL | 2.5 mg PO q24h (start in MI immediately) |
| Lomotil | (diphenoxylate + atropine) 2 tabs stat + q8hr PO |
| Loperamid (Imodium) | 2 caps stat + 1 caps. after every motion up to 8/day |
| LORATADINE | 10 mg/24h PO (non-sedating antihistamine) |
| MANNITOL | 20% 1-2 g/kg over 10-20 min IV (>ICP) |
| Mefloquine | 250 mg qw (1w/before-2w/after) malaria prophylaxis (CRFM), not recommended for children |
| MEPEREDINE (DEMEROL) | 50-100 mg IM q3-4h OR 10-25 mg IV q2-3h (narcotic analgesic) |
| Metformin | 1 g PO q8h (DM2 second-line only; for obese; avoid: cardiac, hepatic, renal) |
| METHYLDOPA | 125-500 mg PO/IV q8-12h |
| Methylprednisolone | 1 g in 200 ml NS slowly for 3 hours (relapse of MS^ optic neuritis, brainstem) |
| Metoclopramide | 10 mg PO/IM/IV q8h (GI motility agent - anorexia, antiemetic, GERD) |
| Metronidazole | 400 mg PO q8h for 7-10 days (Cl.difficile toxin); 2g stat PO or 500 mg bid PO x 7d (trichomona) |
| Microlax (enema) | constipaiton |
| Midazolam | 1.25-5 mg IM (distress/restlessness/delirium) |
| Misoprostol | 400 mug PO q12h (PUD) |
| Morphine | 10 mg PO q4h or Morphine SR PO q12h (up to 200 mg day) |
| NALOXONE | 0.4 mg IV q2-3 min to max. 10 mg (opiate overdose). For neonates 0.01 mg/kg |
| NAPROXEN | 250-500 mg/8-12h PO wiht food (when anti-inflammatory action is vitally important) |
| NEFAZODONE | 150 mg PO q12h (5-HT2-blocker, depression with anxiety) |
| Nicotine gum | 2-4 mg x 6 pieced/day for 3 mo |
| Nicotine transdermal patch | 14-21 mg patch q16-24h q24h for 4-6 weeks |
| Nitrofurantoin | 50 mg PO nocte (UTI prophylaxis after intercourse) |
| NORFLOXACIN | 400 mg q8-12h PO (travellers diarrhea, e.coli, campylob. OR cipro) |
| NORMAL SALINE | 20 ml/kg IV to 333 ml/h |
| OXYBUTYNIN | 5 mg PO q8h (neurogenic bladder) |
| OXYCODONE | 10 mg/4-6h PO or 30 mg PR (step 2 analgesic ladder) |
| OXYTOCIN | 20U in 1000 mL of D5RL at 100 drops/min OR 10U IM OR 6-40 mU/min |
| Paracetamol | 1g PO q4h |
| PARKLAND FORMULA | 4 ml/kg/%burn per 24h; give 50% in the first 8h |
| PENICILLIN G (BENZYLPENICILLIN) | 300-600-900-1200 mg/4-6h IV |
| PENICILLIN V | 500 mg/6-12h PO 30 min before food |
| Pergolide | 50 mug PO q12h (dopaminergic, add-on in Parkinson) |
| PETHIDINE | 100 mg q4h IM/SC |
| PHENYTOIN | 200 mg/24h PO; 20 mg/kg IV at 50 mg/min |
| Podophyllotoxin | 0.5% q12h x 3d for 4 weeks (HPV, not in pregnanancy) |
| Primaquine | 15 mg PO q24h for 14 days (P.malaria/ovale/vivax treatment with Chloroquine) |
| Prochlorperazine (Stemetil) | 5 mg PO or 5 mg, 25 mg PR q8h (motion sickness, vestibular neuronitis, labirynthitis, Meniere's) |
| Promethazine (Avomine, Phenergan) | 10-25 mg PO/IM/PR suppositories q12h (motion sickness) |
| PRURITIC PREPARATIONS | Menthol 0.25%, Coal tar 2-10 %, Camphor 1-2% |
| Quinine sulfate | 600 mg PO q8h x 7 days + Doxycycline (P.falciparum malaria) |
| Ranitidine | 150 mg PO pc or 300 mg nocte (GERD) |
| RIFAMPICIN | 300 mg/12h PO/IV |
| SALBUTAMOL | 0.5% 2 ml with 4 ml of NS with O2 6-8 L/min (0.03 cc/kg in 3-4 NS) OR 0.2-0.4 mg IV |
| Selegiline | 2.5 mg PO q12-24h (MAO-B inhibitor, add-on in Parkinson) |
| Senna (Senocot) | q12h (constipation) |
| Sertraline / Fluvoxamine | 50 mg PO qd (up to 200 mg) |
| SODIUM BICARBONATE | 50 mL 8.4% solution IV |
| Sodium valproate | 200-400 mg PO q12h (epilepsy, bipolar disorder) |
| Sucralfate | 1 g PO q6h 1 h ac and nocte (PUD) |
| Sulfasalazine | xxx mg qxh PO (second line in AS, IBD) |
| Sumatriptan | 6 mg (x2) for 24h (5HT agonist; abortion of cluster headache or migraine) |
| Tetracycline | 250 mg q6h PO (bronchitis/pneumonia) |
| Tolbutamide | 1 g q8h (DM2 first-line; short-acting, prefered in elderly) |
| TRAMADOL | 100 mg PO/IM/IV q4h (opioid placed between codeine and morphine use) |
| TRIMETHOPRIM | 300 mg qd PO nocte (PED: 6 mg/kg/24h) diarrhea in children, pregnancy |
| VALPROATE | 250 mg PO q12h (bipolar, mania, impulse control disorder) |
| VANCOMYCIN | PO: 125 mg q6h IV: 1 g/12h |
| Venlafaxine | 37.5-75 mg q12h PO |
| VERAPAMIL | IV: 10 mg PO: 240 mg/12h (SVT) |
| Vitamin B12 | 1000 mg IM q2-3 days x 10-15 injections B12 deficiency |
| VITAMIN B6 | 50-100 mg/24h for PMS |
| VITAMIN E | 600 IU/day x 8 weeks (fibrocystic disease;slowing cognitive decline) |
| XYLOMETAZOLINE | 0.05% (nasal decongestant) |
| ZOLPIDEM | 10 mg PO (non-benzodiazepine hypnotic) |
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