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Direct Acting Vasodilator
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Direct Acting Vasodilator
, Hydralazine, Apresoline, Diazoxide, Hyperstat, BiDil
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Intravenous Antihypertensive
Direct Acting Vasodilators IV
Hydralazine (Apresoline)
Dose: 10-40 mg IV/IM q4-6h
Hydralazine with
Isosorbide Dinitrate
37.5/20 (BiDil)
Dose: 1-2 tablets PO tid
For Class III CHF patients (esp. African American)
Very expensive: $400/month
Generic Drug
s separately are $60/month
Diazoxide (Hyperstat)
Dose: 1-3 mg/kg up to 150 mg IV q5-15 min
Nitroprusside
Sodium
(
Nipride
)
Minoxidil
(Loniten)
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