Indications And Dose
Diabetic hypoglycaemia ▶BY SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION, OR BY INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION ▶Child 1 month–8 years (body-weight up to 25 kg): 500 micrograms, if no response within 10 minutes intravenous glucose must be given ▶Child 9–17 years (body-weight 25 kg and above): 1 mg, if no response within 10 minutes intravenous glucose must be given ▶Adult: 1 mg, if no response within 10 minutes intravenous glucose must be given Beta-blocker poisoning (cardiogenic shock unresponsive to atropine) ▶INITIALLY BY INTRAVENOUS INJECTION ▶Child: 50–150 micrograms/kg (max. per dose 10 mg), to be administered in glucose 5% (with precautions to protect the airway in case of vomiting), followed by (by intravenous infusion) 50 micrograms/kg/hour ▶Adult: 2–10 mg, to be administered in glucose 5% (with precautions to protect the airway in case of vomiting), followed by (by intravenous infusion) 50 micrograms/kg/hour Diagnostic aid ▶BY INTRAVENOUS INJECTION, OR BY INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION ▶Adult: (consult product literature) DOSE EQUIVALENCE AND CONVERSION ▶1 unit of glucagon = 1 mg of glucagon. l UNLICENSED USE Dose and indication for cardiogenic shock unresponsive to atropine in beta-blocker overdose not licensed.
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