NIPRIDE RTU (NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM IN 0.9 % SODIUM CHLORIDE)

10 mg/50 mL (0.2 mg/mL) intravenous solution

• Infuse 3 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route titrate upward every few min until adequate blood pressure or rate of 10Mcg/kg/min

20 mg/100 mL (0.2 mg/mL) intravenous solution

• Infuse 3 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route titrate upward every few min until adequate blood pressure or rate of 10Mcg/kg/min

50 mg/100 mL (0.5 mg/mL) intravenous solution

• Infuse 3 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route titrate upward every few min until adequate blood pressure or rate of 10Mcg/kg/min

Acute decompensated heart failure

• Infuse 5 mcg/minute by continuous infusion route titrate every few minutes until desired effect achieved

• Infuse 10 mcg/minute by continuous infusion route titrate every few minutes until desired effect achieved

• Infuse 300 mcg/minute by continuous infusion route titrate every few minutes until desired effect achieved

Controlled hypotension

• Infuse 0.25 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route titrate upwardevery few min until adequate blood pressure or rate of 10Mcg/kg/min

• Infuse 0.25 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route gradually titrate upward every few minutes until adequate blood pressure is reached or a maximum rate of infusion of 10Mcg/kg/min is attained

• Infuse 0.3 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route titrate upward every few min until adequate blood pressure or rate of 10Mcg/kg/min

• Infuse 0.5 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route titrate upward every few min until adequate blood pressure or rate of 10Mcg/kg/min

• Infuse 3 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route titrate upward every few min until adequate blood pressure or rate of 10Mcg/kg/min

• Infuse 0.3 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route gradually titrate upward every few minutes until adequate blood pressure is reached or a maximum rate of infusion of 10Mcg/kg/min is attained

• Infuse 0.5 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route gradually titrate upward every few minutes until adequate blood pressure is reached or a maximum rate of infusion of 10Mcg/kg/min is attained

• Infuse 3 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route gradually titrateupward every few minutes until adequate blood pressure is reached or a maximum rate of infusion of 10Mcg/kg/min is attained

Hypertensive crisis

• Infuse 0.25 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route titrate upwardevery few min until adequate blood pressure or rate of 10Mcg/kg/min

• Infuse 0.25 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route gradually titrate upward every few minutes until adequate blood pressure is reached or a maximum rate of infusion of 10Mcg/kg/min is attained

• Infuse 0.3 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route titrate upward every few min until adequate blood pressure or rate of 10Mcg/kg/min

• Infuse 0.5 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route titrate upward every few min until adequate blood pressure or rate of 10Mcg/kg/min

• Infuse 3 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route titrate upward every few min until adequate blood pressure or rate of 10Mcg/kg/min

• Infuse 0.3 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route gradually titrate upward every few minutes until adequate blood pressure is reached or a maximum rate of infusion of 10Mcg/kg/min is attained

• Infuse 0.5 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route gradually titrate upward every few minutes until adequate blood pressure is reached or a maximum rate of infusion of 10Mcg/kg/min is attained

• Infuse 3 mcg/kg/minute by continuous infusion route gradually titrateupward every few minutes until adequate blood pressure is reached or a maximum rate of infusion of 10Mcg/kg/min is attained