Table 2.
Excipient Content of Commonly Used NICU Medications
| Medication (concentration) |
Route | Benzyl Alcohol (mg/ml) |
Propylene Glycol (mg/ml) |
Ethanol (%/ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bumetanide (0.25 mg/ml) | IV | 10 | ||
| Chlorothiazide (50 mg/ml) | PO | 0.5 | ||
| Dexamethasone (4 mg/ml) | IV | 10 | ||
| Dexamethasone (0.1 mg/ml) | PO | 5.1 | ||
| Ergocalciferol (8000 units/ml) | PO | 1.063 | ||
| Hydrocortisone (50 mg/ml) | IV | 9 | ||
| Iron Sulfate (75 mg/ml) | PO | 0.2 | ||
| Lorazepam (2 mg/ml) | IV | 20 | 800 | |
| Midazolam (1 mg/ml) | IV | 10 | ||
| Methadone (1 mg/ml) | PO | 8.0 | ||
| Methylprednisolone (40 mg/ml) | IV | 8.8 | ||
| Nystatin (100,000 units/ml) | PO | 80 | 1.0 | |
| Phenobarbital (65 mg/ml) | IV | 15.7 | 702.4 | 0.1 |
| Phenobarbital (4 mg/ml) | PO | 15 | ||
| Potassium (1.3 mEq/ml) | PO | 4.0 | ||
| Prednisone (3 mg/ml) | PO | 5.0 | ||
| Ranitidine (15 mg/ml) | PO | 7.7 | ||
| Vecuronium (10 mg/ml) | IV | 9 | ||
| Vitamin K (phytonadione) (2 mg/ml) | IM | 20.8 |