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. 2018 Jun 4;27(4):126–129. doi: 10.1007/s40629-018-0071-1

Table 2.

Maximum skin test concentrations of drugs used for anesthetic induction (from Brockow [1])

Drug
(concentration)
Skin prick test
(dilution factor)
Intradermal test
(dilution factor)
Midazolam (5 mg/ml) 5 mg/ml (pure) 0.5 mg/ml (1:10)
Propofol (10 mg/ml) 10 mg/ml (pure) 1 mg/ml (1:10)
Ketamine (10 mg/ml) 10 mg/ml (pure) 1 mg/ml (1:10)
Thiopental (25 mg/ml) 25 mg/ml (pure) 2.5 mg/ml (1:10)
Etomidate (2 mg/ml) 2 mg/ml (pure) 0.2 mg/ml (1:10)
Morphine (10 mg/ml) 1 mg/ml (1:10) 0.01 mg/ml (1:1000)
Fentanyl (0.05 mg/ml) 0.05 mg/ml (pure) 0.005 mg/ml (1:10)
Remifentanil (0.05 mg/ml) 0.05 mg/ml (pure) 0.005 mg/ml (1:10)
Sufentanil (0.005 mg/ml) 0.005 mg/ml (pure) 0.0005 mg/ml (1:10)
Alfentanil (0.5 mg/ml) 0.5 mg/ml (pure) 0.05 mg/ml (1:10)
Atracurium (10 mg/ml) 1 mg/ml (1:10) 0.01 mg/ml (1:1000)
Cisatracurium (2 mg/ml) 2 mg/ml (pure) 0.02 mg/ml (1:100)
Rocuronium (10 mg/ml) 10 mg/ml (pure) 0.05 mg/ml (1:200)
Mivacurium (2 mg/ml) 0.2 mg/ml (1:10) 0.002 mg/ml (1:1000)
Pancuronium (2 mg/ml) 2 mg/ml (pure) 0.2 mg/ml (1:10)
Vecuronium (4 mg/ml) 4 mg/ml (pure) 0.4 mg/ml (1:10)
Suxamethonium (50 mg/ml) 10 mg/ml (1:5) 0.1 mg/ml (1:500)