A “loading” regimen (intravenous [IV] bolus administration on 5 consecutive days every 4 to 5 weeks) or a weekly regimen (IV bolus treatment every week) is most commonly used in the United States, ...

9. Hard upper limits should be set by hospitals for as many high-alert medications as possible to prevent the administration of a bolus by manually increasing the primary flow rate.

The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) under the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has declined to approve ...

Chicago, IL - A new aqueous formulation of intravenous amiodarone that can be rapidly administered is as safe, in terms of causing hypotension, as a standard bolus administration of lidocaine ...

The intravenous administration of 50 percent dextrose raised the blood glucose concentration above 2.2 mmol per liter in all patients with pretreatment hypoglycemia, but this increase was ...

An intravenous bolus of lidocaine, 1 to 2 mg per kilogram of body weight, is effective therapy for ventricular tachycardia or multiple premature ventricular beats.

The tri-compartment model obtained after IV bolus administration is in agreement with that obtained following IV infusion to beagle dogs and an IV bolus of cefuroxime sodium in humans 8, 9.

ORLANDO, FL—Intracoronary abciximab does not reduce rates of death or myocardial infarction (MI) compared to standard intravenous (IV) administration of the glycoprotein IIb IIIa inhibitor in patients ...

The 5-second intravenous bolus offers faster, simpler administration than Activase. (HealthDay News) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved TNKase (tenecteplase), a thrombolytic or ...

An intravenous fluid bolus—salt water or saline—is commonly administered before or during a tracheal intubation in critically ill patients to try to prevent cardiovascular collapse.

For many drugs, including biologics and anticancer agents, the traditional route of administration is intravenous (IV). IV injections are given either as a 1-to-2-min-bolus or an infusion with a ...