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Methohexital

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Methohexital, Brevital

  • Safety
  1. Pregnancy Category B
  2. Unknown Safety in Pregnancy
  3. Schedule IV Controlled Substance
  1. Adult
    1. Start 1 to 2 mg/kg IV (duration 5 minutes)
    2. Repeat every 0.25 to 1 mg/kg IV every 4 to 7 min as needed
  2. Child
    1. Administer 6.6 to 10 mg/kg IM or 25 mg/kg PR
  • Metabolism
  1. Hepatic Metabolism
  • Resources
  1. Methohexital (DailyMed)
    1. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=eccd8340-ead3-4363-8902-0c19d33aa2ac