Adenosine

1 Drug classified under this active ingredient

Purine Nucleoside. Adenosine 6 mg / 2 ml.
VIALS: 6 x 6 mg/2 ml. 1st dose: 3mg given as a rapid IV bolus (over 2 seconds).
2nd dose: If 1st dose does not result in
elimination of the SVT within 1 to 2
min., 6mg should be given also as a
rapid IV bolus, followed by a rapid
saline flush.
3rd dose: If the 2nd dose does not result
in elimination of the SVT within 1 to 2
min. 12mg should be given as a rapid
IV bolus. Higher doses are not recom.
Paroxy. supraventric. tachycard. incl.
Wolf Parkinson-White syndr.
C/I: 2n or 3rd AV block (except in pts.
with funct. artific. pacemaker), sick sinus
syndr. (except in pts. with funct. artific.
pacemaker), asthma. see lit