Active Ingredient: Midazolam
For sedation by continuous infusion in patients in intensive care.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Intravenous
0.03 - 0.2 mg per kg of body weight
From 0.03 To 0.2 mg per kg of body weight once every day
Loading dose: For patients already sedated, a loading dose of midazolam is not required. To induce sedation, a loading dose of 0.03 – 0.3mg/kg is recommended, depending on the level of sedation required. This should be administered over a five minute period.
Maintenance dose: The dosage varies considerably. A dose between 0.03 – 0.2mg/kg per hour is recommended, commencing at the lower end of the range.
The dosage should be reduced or the loading dose should even be omitted in hypovolaemic, vasoconstricted and hypothermic patients.
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