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FirstHealth of the Carolinas (NC) carries 37 drugs across 170 dose entries in its current published protocol, effective 2025-09-01.

Drugs and doses37

Adenosine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Narrow-complex tachycardia	adult	12 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 23
Narrow-complex tachycardia	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 23

Albuterol

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Allergic reaction	adult	5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 46
Allergic reaction	peds	2.5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 46
Asthma / bronchospasm	adult	5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 67
Asthma / bronchospasm	peds	2.5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 67
COPD	adult	5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 67
Hyperkalemia	adult	10 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 49

Amiodarone

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Narrow-complex tachycardia	adult	150 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 23
VF / pulseless VT	adult	300 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 29
VF / pulseless VT	peds	5 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 29

Aspirin

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
ACS / chest pain	adult	324 mg	PO	not captured	standing	page 19

Atropine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Bradycardia	adult	0.5 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 15
Bradycardia	peds	0.02 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 15
Nerve agent exposure	adult	2 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 150
Nerve agent exposure	peds	0.02 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 150

Calcium Chloride

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Beta-blocker / calcium-channel-blocker overdose	adult	1 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 148
Beta-blocker / calcium-channel-blocker overdose	adult	1 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 148
Beta-blocker / calcium-channel-blocker overdose	peds	20 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 148
Beta-blocker / calcium-channel-blocker overdose	peds	20 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 148
Crush injury	adult	1 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 123
Crush injury	peds	20 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 123
Hyperkalemia	adult	1 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 49
Hyperkalemia	peds	20 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 49

Cefazolin

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Trauma / hemorrhage	adult	2 g	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 125
Trauma / hemorrhage	peds	30 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 125

Dextrose

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Hypoglycemia	adult	250 mL	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 48
Hypoglycemia	peds	2 mL/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 48

Diltiazem

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Narrow-complex tachycardia	adult	20 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 23

Diphenhydramine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Allergic reaction	adult	50 mg	PO	not captured	standing	page 46
Allergic reaction	adult	50 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 46
Allergic reaction	peds	1 mg/kg	PO	not captured	standing	page 46
Allergic reaction	peds	1 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 46
Anaphylaxis	adult	50 mg	PO	not captured	standing	page 46
Anaphylaxis	adult	50 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 46
Anaphylaxis	peds	1 mg/kg	PO	not captured	standing	page 46
Anaphylaxis	peds	1 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 46
Dystonic reaction	adult	50 mg	IV/IO/IM/PO	not captured	standing	page 182
Dystonic reaction	peds	1 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM/PO	not captured	standing	page 182

Epinephrine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Allergic reaction	adult	0.3–0.5 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 46
Allergic reaction	peds	0.15 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 46
Anaphylaxis	adult	0.3–0.5 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 46
Anaphylaxis	peds	0.15 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 46
Cardiac arrest	adult	1 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 13
Cardiac arrest	peds	0.01 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 13
COPD	adult	1 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 67
Croup	peds	1 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 73
Hypotension / shock	adult	10 mcg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 31
Hypotension / shock	peds	1 mcg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 31

Famotidine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Allergic reaction	adult	20 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 46
Allergic reaction	peds	0.25 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 46

Fentanyl

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
ACS / chest pain	adult	100 mcg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 19
ACS / chest pain	peds	1 mcg/kg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 19
Mild to moderate pain	adult	50–100 mcg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 169
Mild to moderate pain	peds	0.5 mcg/kg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 169
Post-intubation sedation	adult	100 mcg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 75
Post-intubation sedation	peds	1 mcg/kg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 75

Glucagon

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Beta-blocker / calcium-channel-blocker overdose	adult	2–4 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 148
Beta-blocker / calcium-channel-blocker overdose	adult	2–4 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 148
Beta-blocker / calcium-channel-blocker overdose	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 148
Beta-blocker / calcium-channel-blocker overdose	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 148
Hypoglycemia	adult	1 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 48
Hypoglycemia	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 48

Haloperidol

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Agitation	adult	2.5 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 183
Nausea / vomiting	adult	2.5 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 157
Nausea / vomiting	adult	2.5 mg	IV/IO/IM/SQ	not captured	standing	page 112
Other	adult	2.5 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 157

Heparin

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
STEMI	adult	60 unit/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 19
STEMI	adult	60 unit/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 19

Ibuprofen

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Fever	adult	800 mg	PO	not captured	standing	page 168
Fever	peds	10 mg/kg	PO	not captured	standing	page 168
Mild to moderate pain	adult	800 mg	PO	not captured	standing	page 169
Mild to moderate pain	peds	10 mg/kg	PO	not captured	standing	page 169

Ipratropium

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Allergic reaction	adult	0.5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 46
Allergic reaction	peds	0.5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 46
Asthma / bronchospasm	adult	0.5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 67
Asthma / bronchospasm	peds	0.5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 67
COPD	adult	0.5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 67

Ketamine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Hyperactive delirium	adult	4 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 185
Mild to moderate pain	adult	0.3 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 169
Mild to moderate pain	adult	0.3 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 169
Mild to moderate pain	peds	0.3 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 169
Mild to moderate pain	peds	0.3 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 169
Post-intubation sedation	adult	3 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 75
Post-intubation sedation	peds	3 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 75

Ketorolac

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Fever	adult	15 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 168
Fever	adult	30 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 168
Fever	peds	0.5 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 168
Fever	peds	0.5 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 168
Mild to moderate pain	adult	15 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 169
Mild to moderate pain	adult	30 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 169
Mild to moderate pain	peds	0.5 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 169
Mild to moderate pain	peds	0.5 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 169

Labetalol

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Other	adult	10 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 55
Stroke	adult	10 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 55

Levetiracetam

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Head injury / TBI	adult	20 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 126
Head injury / TBI	peds	20 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 126
Seizure	adult	20 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 61
Seizure	peds	20 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 61

Lidocaine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Mild to moderate pain	adult	20 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 277
Mild to moderate pain	peds	0.5 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 277
Wide-complex tachycardia	adult	1 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 27
VF / pulseless VT	adult	1–1.5 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 29
VF / pulseless VT	adult	1–1.5 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 29
VF / pulseless VT	peds	1 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 29
VF / pulseless VT	peds	1 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 29

Magnesium Sulfate

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Asthma / bronchospasm	adult	2 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 67
Asthma / bronchospasm	peds	40 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 67
Wide-complex tachycardia	adult	2 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 27
Wide-complex tachycardia	peds	40 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 27
VF / pulseless VT	adult	2 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 29
VF / pulseless VT	adult	2 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 29
VF / pulseless VT	peds	40 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 29
VF / pulseless VT	peds	40 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 29

Methylprednisolone

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Adrenal crisis	adult	125 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 54
Allergic reaction	adult	125 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 46
Allergic reaction	peds	2 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 46
Asthma / bronchospasm	adult	125 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 67
Asthma / bronchospasm	peds	2 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 67
COPD	adult	125 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 67
Other	adult	125 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 54

Midazolam

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Agitation	adult	2.5 mg	IV/IO/IN	not captured	standing	page 183
Agitation	adult	5 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 183
Agitation	peds	0.2 mg/kg	IV/IO/IN	not captured	standing	page 183
Agitation	peds	0.2 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 183
Bradycardia	adult	2.5 mg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 15
Bradycardia	peds	0.2 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 15
Hyperactive delirium	adult	5 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 185
Hyperactive delirium	peds	0.2 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 185
Seizure	adult	10 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 173
Seizure	adult	2.5 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 173
Seizure	peds	0.2 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 173
Seizure	peds	0.2 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 173
Narrow-complex tachycardia	adult	2.5 mg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 23
Narrow-complex tachycardia	peds	0.2 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 23
Wide-complex tachycardia	adult	2.5 mg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 27

Morphine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
ACS / chest pain	adult	2–4 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 19
Mild to moderate pain	adult	2–4 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 169
Mild to moderate pain	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 169

Nitroglycerin

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
ACS / chest pain	adult	0.4 mg	SL	not captured	standing	page 19
ACS / chest pain	adult	1–2 inch	TD	not captured	standing	page 19
CHF / pulmonary edema	adult	0.4 mg	SL	not captured	standing	page 21

Norepinephrine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Bradycardia	peds	0.1–2 mcg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 84
Hypotension / shock	adult	4–30 mcg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 31
Hypotension / shock	adult	4–30 mcg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 31
Hypotension / shock	peds	0.1–2 mcg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 31
Hypotension / shock	peds	0.1–2 mcg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 31
Sepsis	adult	4–30 mcg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 31
Sepsis	peds	0.1–2 mcg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 31

Ondansetron

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Nausea / vomiting	adult	4 mg	IV/IO/IM/PO/ODT	not captured	standing	page 156
Nausea / vomiting	adult	4 mg	IV/IO/IM/PO/ODT	not captured	standing	page 156
Nausea / vomiting	peds	0.2 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM/PO/ODT	not captured	standing	page 156
Nausea / vomiting	peds	0.2 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM/PO/ODT	not captured	standing	page 156

Oral Glucose

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Hypoglycemia	adult	15 g	PO	not captured	standing	page 156
Hypoglycemia	peds	1/2 to 1 Pack	PO	not captured	standing	page 156

Oxymetazoline

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Other	adult	2 spray	not captured	not captured	standing	page 167
Other	peds	2 spray	not captured	not captured	standing	page 167

Oxytocin

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Obstetric hemorrhage	adult	10 unit	IM	not captured	standing	page 57
Other	adult	10 unit	IM	not captured	standing	page 57

Procainamide

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Wide-complex tachycardia	adult	40 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 25

Promethazine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Nausea / vomiting	adult	12.5 mg	IM/PO	not captured	standing	page 156

Sodium Bicarbonate

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Crush injury	adult	50 mEq	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 123
Crush injury	peds	1 mEq/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 123
Hyperkalemia	adult	50 mEq	IV	not captured	standing	page 49
Hyperkalemia	peds	1 mEq/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 49
Tricyclic overdose	adult	50 mEq	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 148
Tricyclic overdose	peds	1 mEq/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 148

Tranexamic Acid

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Obstetric hemorrhage	adult	2 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 58
Other	adult	500 mg	TOP	not captured	standing	page 167
Trauma / hemorrhage	adult	1 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 128

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