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glucagon
generic
Adult Dosing .
Dosage forms: INJ: 1 mg per vial
Special Note
- [Emergency Kit for Low Blood Sugar]
- Info: kit contains glucagon 1 mg per vial x1, diluent 1 mL pre-filled syringe x1; recommended reconstitution yields 1 mg per mL
- [Diagnostic Kit]
- Info: kit contains glucagon 1 mg per vial x1, diluent 1 mL per vial x1; recommended reconstitution yields 1 mg per mL
hypoglycemia, severe
- [1 mg SC/IM/IV x1]
- Info: may repeat dose x1 after 15min
GI motility inhibition, diagnostic GI imaging
- [stomach or small bowel]
- Dose: 0.2-0.5 mg IV x1; Alt: 1-2 mg IM x1; Info: refer to institutional protocol
- [colon]
- Dose: 0.5-0.75 mg IV x1; Alt: 1-2 mg IM x1; Info: refer to institutional protocol
beta blocker overdose (off-label)
- [1-15 mg/h IV]
- Start: 2-10 mg IV x1
calcium channel blocker overdose (off-label)
- [1-15 mg/h IV]
- Start: 2-10 mg IV x1
anaphylaxis (off-label)
- [0.3-0.9 mg/h IV]
- Start: 1-5 mg IV x1; Info: for pts not responsive to epinephrine due to beta blocker use
renal dosing
- [not defined]
- renal impairment: not defined
- HD/PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [not defined]
Peds Dosing .
- Dosage forms: INJ: 1 mg per vial
Special Note
- [Emergency Kit for Low Blood Sugar]
- Info: kit contains glucagon 1 mg per vial x1, diluent 1 mL pre-filled syringe x1; recommended reconstitution yields 1 mg per mL
hypoglycemia, severe
- [<6 yo or <25 kg]
- Dose: 0.5 mg SC/IM/IV x1; Alt: 0.02-0.03 mg/kg/dose SC/IM/IV x1; Info: may repeat dose x1 after 15min
- [6 yo and older or >25 kg]
- Dose: 1 mg SC/IM/IV x1; Info: may repeat dose x1 after 15min
beta blocker overdose (off-label)
- [infants/children]
- Dose: 0.05-0.1 mg/kg/h IV; Start: 0.05-0.15 mg/kg/dose IV x1, may repeat dose x1 if no BP response; Info: start infusion only if BP response from loading dose
- [adolescents]
- Dose: 1-5 mg/h IV; Start: 5-10 mg IV x1
calcium channel blocker overdose (off-label)
- [infants/children]
- Dose: 0.05-0.1 mg/kg/h IV; Start: 0.05-0.15 mg/kg/dose IV x1, may repeat dose x1 if no BP response; Info: start infusion only if BP response from loading dose
- [adolescents]
- Dose: 1-5 mg/h IV; Start: 5-10 mg IV x1
anaphylaxis (off-label)
- [children]
- Dose: 0.3-0.9 mg/h IV; Start: 0.02-0.03 mg/kg/dose x1; Max: 1 mg/initial dose; Info: for pts not responsive to epinephrine due to beta blocker use
renal dosing
- [not defined]
- renal impairment: not defined
- HD/PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [not defined]