VERAPAMIL
Standard Prescription
verapamil__mg PO Q__H (__mg/kg/24hr)
verapamil__mg PO x 1 dose
verapamil__mg PO x 1 dose
Dosages
Children > 1 year:
1-8 mg/kg/dose PO TID (may decrease dosing interval to QID if symptoms emerge at the end of each dosing interval) (4-17 mg/kg/24 hr)
1-8 mg/kg/dose PO TID (may decrease dosing interval to QID if symptoms emerge at the end of each dosing interval) (4-17 mg/kg/24 hr)
Adults:
80 mg PO x 1 PRN for stable SVT or verapamil-sensitive VTMechanism of Action
Non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker
Forms Supplied
tablet: 80 mg, 120 mg.
(long-acting preparation is not available at BCCH)
injection: 2.5 mg/mL
Comments
Calcium chloride should be available to treat hypotension.
Avoid use in infants due to severe apnea, severe sinus bradycardia, hypotension and cardiac arrest.
Contraindications: cardiogenic shock, AV Block, left ventricular failure, severe chronic heart failure, severe hypotension, sick sinus syndrome, Wolff-Parkinson-White Pattern.
Avoid use in infants due to severe apnea, severe sinus bradycardia, hypotension and cardiac arrest.
Contraindications: cardiogenic shock, AV Block, left ventricular failure, severe chronic heart failure, severe hypotension, sick sinus syndrome, Wolff-Parkinson-White Pattern.
References
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Last Edited
2022-09-12 00:58:06