list of slow iv push medications

 

Medications that are to be given at slow rate. 

List of slow iv push medications
S.No	Drug Name	Rate of iv push	To Avoid
	Amiodarone	150mg over 10 mins	Hypotension, bradycardia,
	Calcium gluconate	2ml or 0.22mmol/min	Arrhythmia, bradycardia, cardiac arrest, hypotension, vasodilation, and syncope may occur following rapid I.V. injection
	Dexamethasone	20mg over 3 mins	Venous irritation
	Diazepam	5mg/ min	venous irritation, respiratory depression, hypotension
	Diltiazem	0.35mg/kg over 2 mins	Hypotension, bradycardia
	Furosemide	20 mg/ min	Hypotension
	Hydrocorts	200mg/min	Venous irritation, hypertension
	Ketorolac	30mg over 15-30 secs	Venous irritation, injection site discomfort
	Labetalol	10mg/ min	Hypotension, syncope, dizziness
	Lorazepam	2mg/ min	venous irritation, respiratory depression, hypotension
	Magnesium sulfate	150mg/min	Flushing, respiratory depression, hypotension
	Metoclopramide	10mg over 2 mins	Hypotension, extrapyramidal sideeffects
	Morphine	1mg/ min	Nausea, respiratory depression, hypotension
	Ondansetron	4mg over 2 mins	QT interval prolongation, headache, dizziness
	Phenytoin	50mg/min	Hypotension, arrhythmias, local tissue damage
	Promethazine	1-2 mins	Tissue damage, venous irritation, gangrene
	Artesunate	2.4mg/kg over 2 mins	Hemolysis, hypotension,  local irritation
	Acetazolamide	250-500 mg/min
	Heparin	5000 iu / min	Bruising, haematoma, and pain at the injection