Initiating Dose

Maximal Dose

Vasodilators

Nitroglycerin

20 μg/min

40-400 μg/min

Nitroprusside

10 μg/min

30-350 μg/min

Nesiritide

Bolus 2 μg/kg

0.01-0.03 μg/kg per min^a

Inotropes

Dobutamine

1-2 μg/kg per min

2-10 μg/kg per min^b

Milrinone

Bolus 50 μg/kg

0.1-0.75 μg/kg per min^b

Dopamine

1-2 μg/kg per min

2-4 μg/kg per min^b

Levosimendan

Bolus 12 μg/kg

0.1-0.2 μg/kg per min^c

Vasoconstrictors

Dopamine for hypotension

5 μg/kg per min

5-20 μg/kg per min

Epinephrine

0.5 μg/kg per min

50 μg/kg per min

Phenylephrine

0.3 μg/kg per min

3 μg/kg per min

Vasopressin

0.05 units/min

0.1-0.4 units/min