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Name/Indication | Starting Dose | Frequency | Route |
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Glucagon (Hypoglycaemia) | 1 mg = 1 unit, stat and may have to give Oral or IV glucose. SC and IM administration, with glucagon demonstrating a short half-life (~8–18 minutes), and maximum plasma concentrations achieved a few minutes after SC or IM injection | IM/SC | |
Glucagon (Beta blocker/CCB toxicity Cardiogenic shock) | 2-10 mg in glucose 5% (protect the airway in case of vomiting), followed by (by IV infusion) 50 micrograms/kg/hour.
AHA Guidelines state "One case series (LOE 5)10 documented improvement in heart rate, symptoms, and signs associated with bradycardia when IV glucagon (3 mg initially, followed by infusion at 3 mg/h if necessary) was given to in-hospital patients with drug-induced (e.g., β-blocker or calcium channel blocker overdose) symptomatic bradycardia not responding to atropine." | stat | IV |