Dosage Forms & Strengths 50mg
Hypnotic
Initial: 100 mg IV OR 150-200 mg IM
May give small increments of drug after at least 1 minute to reach full effect
Not to exceed 500 mg
Barbiturate Coma
Load: 10-15 mg/kg IV over 30 min; follow by 5 mg/kg IV q1hr for 3 doses
Maintenance: 1 mg/kg/hr IV; may increase to 2-4 mg/kg/hr
Renal Failure
Use lower dose
Hepatic Failure
Use lower dose