NICAR (NICARDIPINE) 10MG INJ

INDICATIONS:

Treatment of life-threatening hypertension, particularly in cases of:

• Malignant hypertension;
• Hypertensive encephalopathy;
• Aortic dissection, when beta-blocker therapy is unsuitable;
• Severe pre-eclampsia;
• Post-operative hypertension.

DOSAGE:

Adults:

• Initial dose
• Treatment should begin with a continuous infusion of nicardipine at a rate of 3–5 mg/h for 15 minutes.
• The infusion rate may be increased in increments of 0.5 or 1 mg every 15 minutes. The infusion rate must not exceed 15 mg/h.
• Maintenance dose
  Once the target blood pressure is reached, the dose should be gradually reduced—generally to between 2 and 4 mg/h—to maintain therapeutic efficacy.