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Current116 dose entries23 drugs1 documentOrange County, CAeffective 2026-06-0196% machine-parsed of 116

Drugs and doses23

A–C Adenosine, Albuterol, Amiodarone, Aspirin, Atropine5

Adenosine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Other	adult	12 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 1
Narrow-complex tachycardia	adult	12 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 1
Narrow-complex tachycardia	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 1

Albuterol

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Crush injury	adult	6 mL	NEB	not captured	standing	page 2
Crush injury	peds	6 mL	NEB	not captured	standing	page 2
Other	adult	2 puff	MDI	not captured	standing	page 2
Other	adult	2 puff	MDI	not captured	standing	page 2
Other	adult	6 mL	NEB	not captured	standing	page 2
Other	adult	6 mL	NEB	not captured	standing	page 2
Other	peds	6 mL	NEB	not captured	standing	page 2
Other	peds	6 mL	NEB	not captured	standing	page 2

Amiodarone

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Other	adult	150 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 3
Other	adult	150 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 3
Other	adult	150 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 3
Other	adult	150 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 3
Other	peds	5 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 3
Other	peds	5 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 3
VF / pulseless VT	adult	300 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 3
VF / pulseless VT	peds	5 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 3

Aspirin

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
ACS / chest pain	adult	324 mg	PO	not captured	standing	page 4
Other	adult	324 mg	PO	not captured	standing	page 4

Atropine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Bradycardia	adult	1 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 5
Bradycardia	peds	0.02 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 5
Organophosphate poisoning	adult	2 mg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 5
Organophosphate poisoning	peds	0.02 mg/kg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 5
Organophosphate poisoning	peds	0.02 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 5
Organophosphate poisoning	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 5
Other	adult	2 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 5
Other	adult	2 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 5
Other	peds	0.02 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 5

D–F Dextrose, Diphenhydramine, Epinephrine, Fentanyl4

Dextrose

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Hypoglycemia	adult	250 mL	IV	not captured	standing	page 6
Hypoglycemia	peds	5 mL/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 6
Other	adult	250 mL	IO	not captured	standing	page 6
Other	peds	5 mL/kg	IO	not captured	standing	page 6
Other	peds	5 mL/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 6

Diphenhydramine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Allergic reaction	adult	50 mg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 7
Allergic reaction	peds	1 mg/kg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 7
Dystonic reaction	adult	50 mg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 7
Dystonic reaction	peds	1 mg/kg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 7

Epinephrine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Allergic reaction	adult	0.5 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 8
Allergic reaction	peds	0.01 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 8
Anaphylaxis	adult	0.3 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 8
Anaphylaxis	adult	0.5 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 8
Anaphylaxis	adult	0.5 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 8
Anaphylaxis	peds	0.01 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 8
Anaphylaxis	peds	0.01 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 8
Anaphylaxis	peds	0.01 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 8
Bradycardia	peds	0.01 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 8
Cardiac arrest	adult	1 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 8
Cardiac arrest	peds	0.01 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 8
Other	adult	0.3 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 8
Other	peds	0.01 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 8
Other	peds	0.1 mL/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 8

Fentanyl

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
ACS / chest pain	adult	50 mcg	IV	not captured	standing	page 9
Mild to moderate pain	adult	100 mcg	IN	not captured	standing	page 9
Mild to moderate pain	adult	50 mcg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 9
Mild to moderate pain	peds	2 mcg/kg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 9
Mild to moderate pain	peds	2 mcg/kg	IN	not captured	standing	page 9

G–L Glucagon, Glucose Preparations, Hydroxocobalamin, Ipratropium, Ketamine, Ketorolac, Lidocaine7

Glucagon

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Hypoglycemia	adult	1 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 10
Hypoglycemia	peds	0.5 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 10

Glucose Preparations

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Hypoglycemia	adult	25 g	PO	not captured	standing	page 11
Hypoglycemia	peds	25 g	PO	not captured	standing	page 11
Other	adult	2–3 tablet	PO	not captured	standing	page 11
Other	adult	25 g	PO	not captured	standing	page 11
Other	peds	1 tablet	PO	not captured	standing	page 11
Other	peds	25 g	PO	not captured	standing	page 11

Hydroxocobalamin

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Cyanide poisoning	adult	5 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 12
Cyanide poisoning	adult	5 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 12
Cyanide poisoning	peds	70 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 12
Cyanide poisoning	peds	70 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 12
Other	adult	5 g	IV	not captured	standing	page 12

Ipratropium

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Other	adult	0.5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 2
Other	adult	0.5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 2

Ketamine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Mild to moderate pain	adult	0.1 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 13
Mild to moderate pain	adult	0.5 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 13

Ketorolac

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Mild to moderate pain	adult	15 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 14
Mild to moderate pain	peds	0.25 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 14

Lidocaine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Other	adult	1 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 15
Other	adult	1 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 15
Other	adult	1 mg/kg	not captured	not captured	standing	page 15
Other	adult	1–1.5 mg/kg	not captured	not captured	standing	page 15
Other	adult	20 mg	IO	not captured	standing	page 15
Other	adult	20 mg	not captured	not captured	standing	page 15
Other	peds	0.5 mg/kg	IO	not captured	standing	page 15
Other	peds	0.5 mg/kg	not captured	not captured	standing	page 15
Other	peds	1 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 15
VF / pulseless VT	peds	1 mg/kg	not captured	not captured	standing	page 15

M–O Midazolam, Morphine, Naloxone, Nitroglycerin, Ondansetron, Oral Glucose6

Midazolam

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Agitation	adult	5 mg	IV/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 16
Other	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV/IO/IN	not captured	standing	page 16
Procedural sedation	adult	5 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 16
Procedural sedation	adult	5 mg	IN	not captured	standing	page 16
RSI induction	adult	5 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 16
Seizure	adult	10 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 16
Seizure	adult	5 mg	IV/IN	not captured	standing	page 16
Seizure	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV/IN	not captured	standing	page 16
Seizure	peds	0.2 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 16

Morphine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
ACS / chest pain	adult	5 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 17
Mild to moderate pain	adult	5 mg	IO	not captured	standing	page 17
Mild to moderate pain	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 17

Naloxone

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Opioid overdose	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 18
Opioid overdose	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 18
Opioid overdose	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 18

Nitroglycerin

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
ACS / chest pain	adult	0.4 mg	SL	not captured	standing	page 19
Other	adult	0.4 mg	SL	not captured	standing	page 19
Other	adult	0.8 mg	SL	not captured	standing	page 19

Ondansetron

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Nausea / vomiting	adult	4 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 21
Nausea / vomiting	adult	8 mg	PO	not captured	standing	page 21
Nausea / vomiting	adult	8 mg	ODT	not captured	standing	page 21
Nausea / vomiting	peds	4 mg	PO	not captured	standing	page 21
Nausea / vomiting	peds	4 mg	ODT	not captured	standing	page 21

Oral Glucose

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Other	adult	2–3 tablet	PO	not captured	standing	page 11
Other	peds	1 tablet	PO	not captured	standing	page 11

S–Z Sodium Bicarbonate1

Sodium Bicarbonate

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Cardiac arrest	adult	50 mL	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 23
Cardiac arrest	peds	1 mEq/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 23
Crush injury	adult	50 mL	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 23
Crush injury	peds	1 mEq/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 23

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