Table 1:

Consensus recommendations for the dosage of GPIIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors^18-26

Agent	Tirofiban	Eptifibatide	Abciximab
Loading dose (IV or IA bolus)	12 mcg/kg for30 mina	180 mcg/kg for 1–2 min	0.25 mg/kg
Maintenance dose (if necessary, IV infusion for 12–24 hours)	0.1 mcg/kg/min	2 mcg/min	0.125 mcg/kg/min
Trade name	Aggrastat	Integrilin	ReoPro
Duration of antiplatelet effect	4–8 hours	4 hours	48 hours

Note:—IA indicates intra-arterial.

^a0.4 mcg/kg/min.