Adrenaline (pg72); advises to give half dose adrenaline to patie…
| Issue: | Adrenaline (pg72); advises to give half dose adrenaline to patients taking tricyclics, however this contradicts the UK Resuscitation Council Guidance which states - "Previous guidelines recommended adrenaline dose adjustments in certain circumstances (e.g., in patients taking tricyclic antidepressants, the previous recommendation was to give half the dose). The Working Group considered it unhelpful to have caveats such as this in the setting of an acute anaphylactic reaction." (http://www.resus.org.uk/pages/reaction.pdf). |
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| Resolution: | Reference to half doses removed in v1.1 |
| Book: | Pocket Book |
| Location: | 72+D9, Drugs |
| Type of update: | Clinical changes |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Date update posted online: | May 27, 2013, 12:00 pm |
