PEM Currents – Agitation in Children – Episode 3: Pharmacologic Management
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JUNE 2, 2023
mg/kg/dose (IM/IV) Has a FDA Black Box warning in 2001 citing concerns of QT prolongation and torsades de pointes (TdP). Document what you gave and why, as well as the impact. Haloperidol (Haldol) – 0.5-5 5 mg PO; 0.05-0.15 mg/kg IM (up to 5 mg/dose) Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) – 0.55 mg/kg/dose (PO/IM) Droperidol – 0.03-0.07
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