Esmolol

🧮 Dose calculator

Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia · Regimen source: FDA Brevibloc · 2.1

• • Optional load 500 mcg/kg over 1 min, then 50 mcg/kg/min for 4 min; titrate at ≥4-min intervals by rate or BP. FDA Brevibloc · 2.1

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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 Brevibloc · 8.1

  “BREVIBLOC injection should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingDangerous / avoid

  Label: breastfeeding not recommended, or choose between the drug and breastfeeding. FDA Brevibloc · 8.3

  “Because many drugs are excreted in human milk and because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants from BREVIBLOC injection, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

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

  “The safety and effectiveness of BREVIBLOC injection in pediatric patients 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 Brevibloc · 8.5

  “In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should usually start at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting greater frequency of decreased 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.