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Angiomax
bivalirudin
Adult Dosing .
Dosage forms: INJ
anticoagulation
- [0.75 mg/kg/dose IV x1, then 1.75 mg/kg/h IV for procedure duration]
- Info: for pts undergoing PCI, incl. pts w/ or w/o HIT/HITTS; may cont. 1.75 mg/kg/h IV up to 4h post-procedure for pts w/ STEMI; monitor ACT 5min after bolus and give 0.3 mg/kg/dose IV x1 if needed; use w/ aspirin 300-325 mg/day; may consider adding GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor
renal dosing
- [see below]
- CrCl <30: 0.75 mg/kg/dose x1, then 1 mg/kg/h
- HD: 0.75 mg/kg/dose x1, then 0.25 mg/kg/h; supplement after dialysis not defined; PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [not defined]
Peds Dosing .
- Dosage forms: INJ
anticoagulation, intravascular procedure adjunct (off-label)
- [0.75 mg/kg/dose IV x1, then 1.75 mg/kg/h IV for procedure duration]
- Info: for pts w/ congenital heart dz; may cont. 0.25 mg/kg/h IV prn up to 72h post-procedure
renal dosing
- [not defined]
- renal impairment: consider adult renal dosing for guidance
- HD: consider adult renal dosing for guidance; PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [not defined]