Drug Detail:Nasop (Phenylephrine (oral) [ fen-il-eff-rin ])
Drug Class: Decongestants
Usual Adult Dose for Hypotension
Perioperative dosing (patients undergoing surgery with neuraxial or general anesthesia):
Initial dose: 50 to 250 mcg by intravenous bolus (most common doses: 50 to 100 mcg)
Maintenance dose: 0.5 to 1.4 mcg/kg/min by intravenous continuous infusion (titrate to blood pressure goal)
Septic or Other Vasodilatory Shock:
0.5 to 6 mcg/kg/min by intravenous continuous infusion (titrate to blood pressure goal)
- No bolus
- Doses over 6 mcg/kg/min do not show significant incremental blood pressure increases.
Usual Adult Dose for Shock
Perioperative dosing (patients undergoing surgery with neuraxial or general anesthesia):
Initial dose: 50 to 250 mcg by intravenous bolus (most common doses: 50 to 100 mcg)
Maintenance dose: 0.5 to 1.4 mcg/kg/min by intravenous continuous infusion (titrate to blood pressure goal)
Septic or Other Vasodilatory Shock:
0.5 to 6 mcg/kg/min by intravenous continuous infusion (titrate to blood pressure goal)
- No bolus
- Doses over 6 mcg/kg/min do not show significant incremental blood pressure increases.
Usual Adult Dose for Nasal Congestion
10 mg orally every 4 hours
Maximum dose: 60 mg per 24 hours
Usual Pediatric Dose for Nasal Congestion
12 years and older: 10 mg orally every 4 hours
Maximum dose: 60 mg per 24 hours
Renal Dose Adjustments
Data not available
Liver Dose Adjustments
Liver cirrhosis patients may have decreased response to this drug.
- Consider larger doses in hepatically impaired patients.
Precautions
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
- Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients
- Current use of a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) or use within 14 days of stopping a MAOI.
Safety and efficacy of the oral formulations have not been established in patients younger than 12 years. Safety and efficacy of the intravenous formulations have not been established in patients younger than 18 years.
Consult WARNINGS section for additional precautions.
Dialysis
Hemodialysis: End stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis may have increased responsiveness to this drug; consider lower doses in these patients.
Peritoneal dialysis: Data not available
Frequently asked questions
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