Clevidipine

🧮 Dose calculator

Hypertensive emergency (hospital) · Regimen source: FDA Cleviprex · 2.2

• • Double every 90 s initially; near goal less-than-double every 5–10 min. Most patients ≤16 mg/h; because of lipid load, no more than 1000 mL or an average 21 mg/h per 24 h. FDA Cleviprex · 2.2

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Cleviprex · 8.1

  “Pregnancy Category C There are no adequate and well-controlled studies of Cleviprex use in pregnant women.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Cleviprex · 8.3

  “Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, consider possible infant exposure when Cleviprex is administered to a nursing woman.”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

  Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Cleviprex · 8.4

  “The safety and effectiveness of Cleviprex in children under 18 years of age have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Cleviprex · 8.5

  “In general, for an elderly patient doses should be titrated cautiously, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.