pediatric and neonatal gentamicin concentration 2 mg/ml or 10 mg/ml

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Wed, 07/31/2019 - 13:53
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Jeanette Dean
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pediatric and neonatal gentamicin concentration 2 mg/ml or 10 mg/ml

The ISMP list of Standard Concentrations of Neonatal Drug Infusions has 2 mg/ml and 10 mg/ml for gentamicin.

The pediatric 20 mg/ml vial states that it must be diluted prior to IV administration. All of the Fresenius Kabi vials state this as well but I'm wondering if it is really necessary to dilute the 10 mg/ml concentration (unless of course the dose is really small and then having a 2 mg/ml concentration would help with measuring smaller volume/dose)?

Lexicomp and Neofax just state that the vial concentration is 10 mg/ml.

thoughts/insight?

TIA!!

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