ROUNDING OFF MEDICATIONS IN NICU



ROUNDING MEDICATIONS IN NICU

To: Pharmacy, NICU

FROM: Joseph D. DeCristofaro, M.D. NeoPharmCommittee

SUBJECT: ROUNDING-UP MEDICATIONS IN NICU

Round-off to the

nearest 10th:

aminophylline

amphotericin ( 2kg)

caffeine citrate (IV/po)

calcium gluconate mEq (po)

cefipime

cimetidine

clindamycin

ferrous sulfate (mg)

fluconazole

fosphenytoin (as phenytoin equivalents)

imipenem

labetalol (po)

linezolid

meropenem

metronidizole

phenobarbital

phenytoin

phosphate (po Na or K)

ranitidine (po)

spironolactone

ursodiol

vancomycin

Round-off to the nearest 5 mg:

acyclovir

ampicillin

amoxicillin

calcium carbonate (write as elemental Calcium)

cefotaxime

cefazolin

cefoxitin

ceftazidime

ceftriaxone

chloral hydrate

chlorothiazide

nafcillin/oxacillin

piperacillin

rifampin

Round-off to the nearest 0.5 :

potassium chloride mEq (po)

sodium chloride mEq (po)

nystatin in mL

Propranolol IV should be rounded to the nearest hundredth mg

Penicillin should be rounded-off to the nearest 10,000 units

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