Bivalirudin, Eptifibatide, Tirofiban, Argatroban Rate (FDA Label)
The infusion rate the FDA label gives for bivalirudin, eptifibatide, tirofiban or argatroban.
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Example
- Drug
- Tirofiban (Aggrastat)
- Weight
- 60 kg
- Creatinine clearance
- 60 mL/min
Result: The Aggrastat label gives 25 mcg/kg within 5 minutes (1,500 mcg), then 0.075 mcg/kg/min (4.5 mcg/min) for up to 18 hours.
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What you enter
- Drug
- Weight
- Creatinine clearance (not used for argatroban)
- On dialysis (bivalirudin, eptifibatide)
- Eptifibatide: setting (acs or pci)
- Argatroban: hepatic function
How this is calculated
Citation
FDA labels on DailyMed, Dosage and Administration: bivalirudin for injection 2.1 and 2.2; eptifibatide injection 2.1 to 2.3 and section 4; Aggrastat (tirofiban) 2.1 and 2.3; argatroban injection 2.2 and 2.4. Read the sources: Bivalirudin label ↗, Eptifibatide label ↗, Aggrastat label ↗, Argatroban label ↗
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