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Precedex

dexmedetomidine
Drug Name Form Strength Formulary Unrestricted Formulary Restricted Non-Formulary Interchange
Igalmi FILM, SUBLINGUAL 120 mcg, 180 mcg      
Precedex SOLUTION, INTRAVENOUS 4 mcg/mL-NaCl 0.9%      
Precedex SOLUTION, INTRAVENOUS 100 mcg/mL      


Comments:

Igalmi: Alternative formulary agents should be utilized for the treatment of acute, mild-severe agitation.

Standard Pediatric/Neonatal concentrations for syringes

PRECEDEX is formulary status.  May be used for sedation in intubated and non-intubated patients in the ICU or procedural areas.

 

Reviewed: June 22, 2005; January 2024 (Igalmi)

Updated: February 27, 2007 (Pediatric Critical Care), January 23, 2007 (Pediatric procedural sedation), November 18, 2008 (OR/PACU difficult airway intubation, spinal cord surgery involving somatosensory motor-evoked potential), October 26, 2010 (Adult ICU sedation protocol), August 2012 (SAD Protocol, Restrictions Removed)

Dexmedetomidine Sublingual Film (Igalmi) 


Last updated: Apr. 10, 2024







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