Making a levophed drip

Making a levophed drip

1. Making a Levophed Drip Enfield EMS

2. Levophed comes in 4 mg/4 ml (1 mg/ml) vials

3. Mix the 4 mg Levophed into 250 cc’s of D5W You should only use D5W when making a Levophed drip

4. ONLY USE A 60 GTT/ML (MICRO) DRIP SET!! DRIP SET

5. Dosing is 1-30 mcg/min to a target SBP of 90 mm/Hg Please check blood pressure every 2-3 minutes Mixture of 4 mg in 250 ML yields a concentration of 16 mcg/mL

6.   1mcg / min 4 mcg / min 7 mcg / min 10mcg / min 13 mcg / min 16 mcg / min 20 mcg / min 25 mcg / min 30 mcg / min 60 gtt / mL 3.75 gtt / min 15 gtt / min 26.25 gtt / min 37.5 gtt / min 48.75 gtt / min 60 gtt / min 75 gtt / min 93.75 gtt / min 112.5 gtt / min                     Dosing Chart

7. Please remember that Levophed is a very potent vasoconstrictor, and should be administered very cautiously. Medical Control is your friend if you are “on the fence” about whether you should administer Levophed !