Do you need to dilute Dilaudid?

The safer way to administer through a running IV is to pause your pump, flush the line, administer your medication through the hub closest to the patient, flush at the prescribed rate of administration for the medication, then restart your pump. So, you see there is no need to dilute the drug.

How do you push Dilaudid?

Intravenous Administration: The initial starting dose is 0.2 to 1 mg every 2 to 3 hours. Intravenous administration should be given slowly, over at least 2 to 3 minutes, depending on the dose. The initial dose should be reduced in the elderly or debilitated and may be lowered to 0.2 mg.

Which is better IV or IM?

IV drug administration achieves high plasma concentrations rapidly in plasma and tissues. Muscles are very vascular structures, and IM absorption occurs by drug diffusion from interstitial fluid and capillary membranes into plasma, and so onset of action is longer than IV injection.

How strong is Tramadol?

Tramadol is available in a variety of forms, including: immediate release tablets, in 50 milligram (mg) strengths. extended-release tablets and capsules, available in 100 mg, 150 mg, 200 mg, and 300 mg strengths.

What is the composition of Actilyse 50 mg?

Actilyse 50 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection and infusion 2. Qualitative and quantitative composition Alteplase is produced by recombinant DNA technique using a Chinese hamster ovary cell-line. The specific activity of alteplase in-house reference material is 580,000 IU/mg.

What is Actilyse used for?

What Actilyse is used for. Actilyse is used to treat a number of conditions caused by blood clots forming within blood vessels, including: stroke caused by a blood clot in an artery of the brain (acute ischaemic stroke). Actilyse contains the active ingredient alteplase.

Is it safe to use Actilyse during pregnancy?

There is a limited amount of data from the use of Actilyse in pregnant women. Nonclinical studies performed with alteplase in doses higher than human doses exhibited fetal immaturity and/or embryotoxicity, secondary to the known pharmacological activity of the drug. Alteplase is not considered to be teratogenic (see section 5.3).

How do I clean the vial of Actilyse?

Remove the empty water vial together with the transfer cannula. They can be disposed of. Take the vial with reconstituted Actilyse and swirl gently to dissolve any remaining powder, but do not shake, as this will produce foam. If there are bubbles, let the solution stand undisturbed for a few minutes to allow them to disappear.