BY SLOW INTRAVENOUS INJECTION (RATE NOT EXCEEDING 12.5 MG/MINUTE), DILUTED BEFORE USE, INITIALLY 0.5-1 MG/KG, THEN 500 MICROGRAMS/KG EVERY 30 MINUTES UNTIL SATISFACTORY RESPONSE OR TOTAL OF 3 MG/KG GIVEN; MAINTENANCE, INITIAL DOSE OF UP TO 3 MG/KG MAY BE REPEATED EVERY 3-6 HOURS AS REQUIRED
BY INTRAVENOUS INFUSION, INITIALLY 90 MICROGRAMS/KG/MINUTE OVER 10-30 MINUTES, FOLLOWED BY CONTINUOUS OR INTERMITTENT INFUSION OF 5-20 MICROGRAMS/KG/MINUTE
TOTAL DOSE OVER 24 HOURS SHOULD NOT USUALLY EXCEED 24 MG/KG
HOW TO USE:
CONTINUOUS OR INTERMITTENT IN SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% OR WATER FOR INJECTIONS
DILUTE TO A CONCENTRATION OF 2.5 MG/ML; INCOMPATIBLE WITH GLUCOSE SOLUTIONS; USE ONLY PLASTIC CONTAINERS OR SYRINGES