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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