| USUAL ADULT DOSE | |
| INTRAMUSCULARLY
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| For preoperative sedation/
| The recommended premedication dose of midazolam
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| anxiolysis/amnesia (induction
| for good risk (ASA Physical Status I & II) adult
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| of sleepiness or drowsiness
| patients below the age of 60 years is 0.07 to 0.08 mg/kg IM
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| and relief of apprehension
| (approximately 5 mg IM) administered up to 1 hour before
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| and to impair memory of
| surgery.
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| perioperative events).
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| For intramuscular use,
| The dose must be individualized and reduced when IM midazolam is administered to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, other higher risk
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| midazolam should be
| surgical patients, patients 60 or more years of age, and
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| injected deep in a
| patients who have received concomitant narcotics or other CNS
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| large muscle mass.
| depressants (see ADVERSE REACTIONS). In a study of
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| patients 60 years or older, who did not receive concomitant |
| administration of narcotics, 2 to 3 mg (0.02 to 0.05 mg/kg) of midazolam produced adequate sedation during the pre-operative period. The dose of 1 mg IM midazolam may suffice for some older patients if the anticipated intensity and duration of sedation is less critical. As with any potential respiratory depressant, these patients require observation for signs of cardiorespiratory depression after receiving IM midazolam.
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| Onset is within 15 minutes, peaking at 30 to 60 minutes. It can be administered concomitantly with atropine sulfate or scopolamine hydrochloride and reduced doses of narcotics.
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| INTRAVENOUSLY
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| Sedation/anxiolysis/amnesia
| When used for sedation/anxiolysis/amnesia
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| for a procedure, for procedures (see
| dosage must be individualized and titrated. Midazolam
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| INDICATIONS AND USAGE): | should always be titrated slowly; administer over at least
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| Narcotic premedication
| 2 minutes and allow an additional 2 or more minutes
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| results in less variability
| to fully evaluate the sedative effect. Individual response
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| in patient response and a
| will vary with age, physical status and concomitant
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| reduction in dosage of
| medications, but may also vary independent of these factors
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| midazolam.
| (see WARNINGS concerning cardiac/respiratory arrest/airway
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| For peroral procedures,
| obstruction/hypoventilation).
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| the use of an appropriate
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| topical anesthetic
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| is recommended. For
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| bronchoscopic procedures,
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| the use of narcotic pre-
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| medications is recommended.
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| Midazolam 1 mg/mL
| 1. Healthy Adults Below the Age of 60: Titrate slowly to the
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| formulation is
| desired effect (e.g., the initiation of slurred speech). Some
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| recommended for sedation/
| patients may respond to as little as 1 mg. No more than
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| anxiolysis/amnesia for
| 2.5 mg should be given over a period of at least 2 minutes.
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| procedures to facilitate
| Wait an additional 2 or more minutes to fully evaluate the
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| slower injection. Both the
| sedative effect. If further titration is necessary, continue to
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| 1 mg/mL and the 5 mg/mL
| titrate, using small increments, to the appropriate level of
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| formulations may be diluted
| sedation. Wait an additional 2 or more minutes after each
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| with 0.9% sodium chloride or
| increment to fully evaluate the sedative effect. A total dose
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| 5% dextrose in water.
| greater than 5 mg is not usually necessary to reach the
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| desired endpoint.
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| If narcotic premedication or other CNS depressants are used, patients will require approximately 30% less midazolam
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| than unpremedicated patients.
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| 2. Patients Age 60 or Older, and Debilitated or Chronically Ill
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| Patients: Because the danger of hypoventilation, airway
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| obstruction, or apnea is greater in elderly patients and those
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| with chronic disease states or decreased pulmonary reserve,
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| and because the peak effect may take longer in these patients,
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| increments should be smaller and the rate of injection slower.
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| Titrate slowly to the desired effect (e.g., the initiation of slurred
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| speech). Some patients may respond to as little as
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| 1 mg. No more than 1.5 mg should be given over a period
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| of no less than 2 minutes. Wait an additional 2 or more
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| minutes to fully evaluate the sedative effect. If additional
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| titration is necessary, it should be given at a rate of no more
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| than 1 mg over a period of 2 minutes, waiting an additional 2
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| or more minutes each time to fully evaluate the sedative
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| effect. Total doses greater than 3.5 mg are not usually
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| necessary.
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| If concomitant CNS depressant premedications are used in
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| these patients, they will require at least 50% less midazolam
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| than healthy young unpremedicated patients.
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| 3. Maintenance Dose: Additional doses to maintain the desired level of sedation may be given in increments of 25% of the dose used to first reach the sedative endpoint, but again only by slow titration, especially in the elderly and chronically ill or debilitated patient. These additional doses should be given only after a thorough clinical evaluation clearly indicates the need for additional sedation.
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| Induction of Anesthesia:
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| For induction of general
| Individual response to the drug is variable, particularly when a
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| anesthesia, before
| narcotic premedication is not used. The dosage should be
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| administration of other
| titrated to the desired effect according to the patient's age and
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| anesthetic agents.
| clinical status.
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| When midazolam is used before other intravenous agents for induction of anesthesia, the initial dose of each agent
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| may be significantly reduced, at times to as low as 25% of the
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| usual initial dose of the individual agents.
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| Unpremedicated Patients: In the absence of premedication, an
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| average adult under the age of 55 years will usually require an
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| initial dose of 0.3 to 0.35 mg/kg for induction, administered over
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| 20 to 30 seconds and allowing 2 minutes for effect. If needed to
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| complete induction, increments of approximately 25% of the
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| patient's initial dose may be used; induction may instead be
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| completed with inhalational anesthetics. In resistant cases, up to
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| 0.6 mg/kg total dose may be used for induction, but such larger doses may prolong recovery.
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| Unpremedicated patients over the age of 55 years usually require
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| less midazolam for induction; an initial dose of 0.3 mg/kg is recommended. Unpremedicated patients with severe systemic disease or other debilitation usually require less midazolam for induction. An initial dose of 0.2 to 0.25 mg/kg will usually suffice; in some cases, as little as 0.15 mg/kg may suffice.
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| Premedicated Patients: When the patient has received sedative or narcotic premedication, particularly narcotic premedication, the range of recommended doses is 0.15 to 0.35 mg/kg.
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| In average adults below the age of 55 years, a dose of 0.25 mg/kg, administered over 20 to 30 seconds and allowing 2 minutes for effect, will usually suffice.
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| The initial dose of 0.2 mg/kg is recommended for good risk (ASA I & II) surgical patients over the age of 55 years. In some patients with severe systemic disease or debilitation, as little as 0.15 mg/kg may suffice.
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| Narcotic premedication frequently used during clinical trials included fentanyl (1.5 to 2 mcg/kg IV, administered 5 minutes before induction), morphine (dosage individualized, up to 0.15 mg/kg IM), and meperidine (dosage individualized, up to 1 mg/kg IM). Sedative premedications were hydroxyzine pamoate (100 mg orally) and sodium secobarbital (200 mg orally). Except for intravenous fentanyl, administered 5 minutes before induction, all other premedications should be administered approximately 1 hour prior to the time anticipated for midazolam induction.
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| Injectable midazolam
| Incremental injections of approximately 25% of the induction
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| can also be used during
| dose should be given in response to signs of lightening of
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| maintenance of
| anesthesia and repeated as necessary.
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| anesthesia, for surgical
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| procedures, as a component
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| of balanced anesthesia.
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| Effective narcotic
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| premedication is especially
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| recommended in such cases.
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| CONTINUOUS INFUSION
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| For continuous infusion,
| Usual Adult Dose: If a loading dose is necessary to rapidly
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| midazolam 5 mg/mL
| initiate sedation, 0.01 to 0.05 mg/kg (approximately 0.5 to 4 mg
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| formulation is
| for a typical adult) may be given slowly or infused over several
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| recommended diluted to a
| minutes. This dose may be repeated at 10 to 15 minute intervals
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| concentration of 0.5 mg/mL
| until adequate sedation is achieved. For maintenance of sedation,
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| with 0.9% sodium chloride
| the usual initial infusion rate is 0.02 to 0.10 mg/kg/hr (1 to 7 mg/hr).
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| or 5% dextrose in water.
| Higher loading or maintenance infusion rates may
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| occasionally be required in some patients. The lowest
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| recommended doses should be used in patients with residual
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| effects from anesthetic drugs, or in those concurrently receiving
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| other sedatives or opioids.
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| Individual response to midazolam is variable. The infusion rate should be titrated to the desired level of sedation, taking into account the patient's age, clinical status and current medications. In general, midazolam should be infused at the lowest rate that produces the desired level of sedation. Assessment of sedation should be performed at regular intervals and the midazolam infusion rate adjusted up or down by 25% to 50% of the initial infusion rate so as to assure adequate titration of sedation level. Larger adjustments or even a small incremental dose may be necessary if rapid changes in the level of sedation are indicated. In addition, the infusion rate should be decreased by 10% to 25% every few hours to find the minimum effective infusion rate. Finding the minimum effective infusion rate decreases the potential accumulation of midazolam and provides for the most rapid recovery once the infusion is terminated. Patients who exhibit agitation, hypertension, or tachycardia in response to noxious stimulation, but who are otherwise adequately sedated, may benefit from concurrent administration of an opioid analgesic. Addition of an opioid will generally reduce the minimum effective midazolam infusion rate.
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| PEDIATRIC PATIENTS | |
| UNLIKE ADULT PATIENTS, PEDIATRIC PATIENTS GENERALLY RECEIVE INCREMENTS OF MIDAZOLAM ON A MG/KG BASIS. |
| As a group, pediatric patients generally require higher dosages of midazolam (mg/kg) than do adults. Younger (less than six years) pediatric patients may require higher dosages (mg/kg) than older pediatric patients, and may require close monitoring (see tables below). In obese PEDIATRIC PATIENTS, the dose should be calculated based on ideal body weight. When midazolam is given in conjunction with opioids or other sedatives, the potential for respiratory depression, airway obstruction, or hypoventilation is increased. For appropriate patient monitoring, see Boxed WARNING, WARNINGS, DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION, Monitoring. The healthcare practitioner who uses this medication in pediatric patients should be aware of and follow accepted professional guidelines for pediatric sedation appropriate to their situation.
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