ritodrine (Yutopar, Utopar)

Tradename: Yutopar. Dosage: 1) start 50 ug/min 2) increase by 50 ug/min every 15-20 min to a max of 350 ug/min 3) drip: 150 mg in 500 mL D5W (0.5 mg/mL) 4) 50 ug/min = 10 mL/hr 5) 10 mg PO every 2 hours after stop of infusion for 24 hours 6) then, 10-20 mg every 4-6 hours PRN Tabs: 10 mg.

Properties

MISC-INFO: elimination route KIDNEY pregnancy-category B

References

The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed. Gilman et al, eds. Permagon Press/McGraw Hill, 1996