Dormicum (Midazolam) 5mg-5ml Amp

Description

STANDARD DOSAGE

Midazolam is a potent sedative agent that requires titration and slow administration. Titration is strongly recommended to safely obtain the desired level of sedation according to the clinical need, physical status, age and concomitant medication. In adults over 60 years, debilitated or chronically ill patients and paediatric patients, dose should be determined with caution and risk factors related to each patient should be taken into account. Standard dosages are provided in the table below. Additional details are provided in the text following the table.

INDUCTION

Adults

If midazolam is used for induction of anaesthesia before other anaesthetic agents have been administered, the individual response is variable. The dose should be titrated to the desired effect according to the patient’s age and clinical status. When midazolam is used before or in combination with other IV or inhalation agents for induction of anaesthesia, the initial dose of each agent should be significantly reduced, at times to as low as 25% of the usual initial dose of the individual agents. The desired level of anaesthesia is reached by stepwise titration. The IV induction dose of midazolam should be given slowly in increments. Each increment of not more than 5mg should be injected over 20 to 30 seconds allowing 2 minutes between successive increments.

• In premedicated adults below the age of 60 years, an IV dose of 0.15 to 0.2mg/kg will usually suffice. In non-premedicated adults below the age of 60 the dose may be higher (0.3 to 0.35mg/kg IV). If needed to complete induction, increments of approximately 25% of the patient’s initial dose may be used. Induction may instead be completed with inhalational anaesthetics. In resistant cases, a total dose of up to 0.6mg/kg may be used for induction, but such larger doses may prolong recovery.

• In premedicated adults over 60 years of age, debilitated or chronically ill patients, the dose should be significantly reduced, e.g., down to 0.05-0.15mg/kg administered IV over 20- 30 seconds and allowing 2 minutes for effect. Non-premedicated adults over 60 years of age usually require more midazolam for induction; an initial dose of 0.15 to 0.3mg/kg is recommended. Non-premedicated patients with severe systemic disease or other debilitation usually require less midazolam for induction. An initial dose of 0.15 to 0.25mg/kg will usually suffice.

NB: Midazolam ampoules are not indicated for oral administration.