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# > 12 years old: 10 - 20 mg IV q2-4h | |||
==Special Populations== | ==Special Populations== | ||
Revision as of 02:04, 1 April 2015
General
- Type: Vasodilator
- Dosage Forms: 10, 25, 50, 100; PO, IM, IV
- Common Trade Names: Apresoline
Adult Dosing
- HTN: 10 - 50 mg PO QID
- Hypertensive crisis: 10-20 mg IM/IV q2-4h
Pediatric Dosing
- Hypertensive Crisis:
- 1 mo - 12 years: 0.1 - 0.5 mg/kg IM/IV q4-6h, max dose of 20 mg
- > 12 years old: 10 - 20 mg IV q2-4h
Special Populations
- Pregnancy Rating:
- Lactation:
- Renal Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
- Hepatic Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
Contraindications
- Allergy to class/drug
Adverse Reactions
Serious
Common
Pharmacology
- Half-life:
- Metabolism:
- Excretion:
- Mechanism of Action: