Emergency Drug Calculator

SEPSIS/MENINGITIS DRUGS

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Dose calculations intravenous unless otherwise specified


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SEPSIS/MENINGITIS
DrugConcentration Dose Volume NotesAdmin Notes
Acyclovir
(20 mg/kg)		 50 mg/mL
Dilute to 5 mg/mL in NS. Over 60 min
Ampicillin
(75 mg/kg)		 100 mg/mL
MAX 3 g Reconstitute 500 mg vial with 4.8 mL SWI to get 100 mg/mL. No further dilution required. If ≤ 10 kg, give over 7.5 min, if > 10 kg give no faster than 100 mg/min.
Cefotaxime
(75 mg/kg)		 100 mg/mL
MAX 3 g Reconstitute 1 g vial with 9.6 mL SWI to get 100 mg/mL. No further dilution required. Over 3-5 min. If dose > 2000 mg give over 15 - 30 min
Ceftriaxone
(100 mg/kg)		 100 mg/mL
MAX 2 g Reconstitute 1 g vial with 9.6 mL SWI to get 100 mg/mL. No further dilution required.Over 3 - 5 min.
Gentamicin
(2.5 mg/kg)		 40 mg/mL
MAX 120 mg Dilute to 5 mg/mL in NS. Over 30 min.
Vancomycin
(15 mg/kg)		 50 mg/mL
MAX 1 g Reconstitute 500 mg vial with 10 mL SWI to get 50 mg/mL. Dilute further to 5 mg/mL. Over 60 min. If dose > 600 mg infuse at 10 mg/min
Revised February 2014

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