Etomidate

🧮 Dose calculator

General anaesthesia and premedication (adjunct) · Regimen source: FDA Amidate · Dosage and Administration

• • Only by persons trained in anaesthesia, with airway management, oxygen and resuscitation available. FDA Amidate · Warnings
• • Insufficient data under 10 y — not recommended. Elderly may need less. Not for prolonged infusion (suppresses cortisol and aldosterone). FDA Amidate · Dosage and AdministrationFDA Amidate · Warnings

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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 Amidate · Pregnancy

  “Risk Summary There are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Amidate · Nursing Mothers

  “Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when AMIDATE is administered to a nursing mother.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Amidate · Pediatric Use

  “There are inadequate data for AMIDATE to make dosage recommendations for induction of anesthesia in patients below the age of ten (10) years; therefore, such use is not recommended (see also DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION ).”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

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

  “Elderly patients may require lower doses of AMIDATE than younger patients.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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