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Drug doses- NS
Question | Answer |
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Tinzaparin 1. Therapeutic 2. Prophylactic | 1. 175U/kg SC OD 2. 4500U SC OD |
Enoxaparin (Clexane) 1. Therapeutic 2. Prophylactic 3. Renal dose (Cr >150) | 1. 150U/kg 2. 40mg SC OD 3. 20mg SC OD |
Cyclizine | 50mg PO/IM/IV/SC TDS |
Metoclopramide | 10mg PO/IM/IV TDS |
Domperidone | 10mg PO TDS (up to max 80mg/d) |
Ondansetron | 8mg PO/IM/IV BD |
Lansoprazole | 30mg PO/IV OD |
Omeprazole | 20mg PO/IV OD (40mg if severe) |
Ranitidine | 150mg PO BD |
Lactulose | 10-15ml PO OD/BD |
Movicol | 1 sachet PO OD/BD |
Sodium docusate | 50-100mg PO up to TDS |
Senna | TT PO ON |
Phosphate enema | T PR ON |
Sodium picosulphate | 1 sachet (10mg) PO ON |
Paracetamol 1. Normal dose 2. Renal dose 3. Low body weight | 1. 1g QDS PO/IV 2. 1g TDS PO/IV 3. 500mg QDS PO/IV |
Codeine phosphate | 30-60mg QDS PO |
Tramadol | 50-100mg QDS PO |
Ibuprofen | 200-400mg TDS PO |
Morphine sulphate | 5-10mg PO IV |
Oramorph | 5-10mg 2-4hrly PO |
Naloxone | 0.4mg IV/SC/IM (repeat every 2-3min if necessary) |
Trimethoprim 1. Therapeutic 2. Prophylactic | 1. 200mg PO BD 2. 100mg PO ON |
Nitrofurantoin | 50mg PO QDS |
Clarithromycin | 500mg PO/IV BD |
Ciprofloxacin | 500mg PO BD or 400mg IVI BD |
Benzyl penicillin | 1.2g IV/IVI/IM QDS |
Flucloxacillin | 250-500mg PO/IM QDS or 0.25-2g IV QDS |
Amoxicillin | 250-500mg PO TDS or 0.5-1g IV TDS/QDS |
Co-amoxiclav | 625mg PO TDS or 1.2g IV TDS |
Meropenem | 500mg IV/IVI TDS |
Metronidazole | 400mg PO TDS or 500mg IV TDS |
Cefuroxime | 250mg PO BD |
Cefotaxime | 1g IM/IV/IVI BD |
Ceftriaxone | 1g IM/IV/IVI OD |
Gentamicin | 5-7mg/kg (levels 6-14h after first dose, twice weekly once stable, use Hartford Nomogram) |
Vancomycin | 125mg PO QDS or 1-1.5g IVI over 100min BD |
Hyperkalaemia drugs | Ca gluconate- 10ml 10% over 3min IV Actrapid 10U in 50ml 50% dextrose over 30min IV Salbutamol 5mg neb |
Anaphylaxis drugs | Adrenaline 0.5mg (0.5ml 1:1000) IM, repeat after 5min if no better Chlorphenamine 10mg IM/slow IV Hydrocortisone 200mg IM/slow IV IV fluid challenge |
ACS acute drugs | GTN spray TT SL PRN Aspirin 300mg PO Clopidogrel 300mg PO Bisoprolol 5-10mg PO OD Morphine 5-10mg PO/IV Metoclopromide 10mg IV/IM/SC/PO |
ASC treatment/secondary prevention drugs | GTN spray TT SL PRN Aspirin 75mg PO OD Clopidogrel 75mg PO OD Bisoprolol 1.25mg PO OD Ramipril 2.5-5mg PO OD Atorvastatin 40mg PO ON |
Simvastatin | 40mg ON PO |
Amlodipine | 5mg PO OD |
Ramipril 1. HTN 2. HF | 1. 1.25-2.5mg PO OD (max 10mg) 2. 1.25mg PO OD |
Atenolol | 25-50mg PO OD |
Bisprolol 1. HTN 2. HF | 1. 5-10mg PO OD 2. 1.25mg PO OD (initially, can titrate up) |
Frusemide 1. Normal dose 2. Adding to blood transfusion | 1. 40mg PO/IM/IV OD (can increase) 2. Add 20mg to each unit if existing LVF, or every 2nd unit if risk |
Vit B supplements | Thiamine 100mg BD/TDS PO Pabrinex |
Chlordiazepoxide reducing dose regime | 30mg QDS PO 30mg TDS PO 20mg TDS PO 20mg BD PO 10mg BD PO 10mg OD PO 10mg PRN PO |
Maintenance fluids | x2 5% dextrose, x1 0.9% NS +20mmol KCl each day |