Metoclopramide Constant Rate Infusion Worksheet

Enter requested data in bold boxes Calculate

Body Weight (Kilograms):
Desired Fluid Rate (ml/hour)*:
Volume of fluids remaining (mls):
Desired mg/kg/day infusion (1 or 2):

*30 ml/pound/day fluid maintenance is 0 ml/hour

*30 x Body wt (kg) + 70 fluid maintenance is 0 ml/hour

For accuracy, 0 mls of fluid should be discarded prior to adding medication

Add 0 mls of 5 mg/ml Metoclopramide to remaining fluids

To increase the dose of metoclopramide, enter the volume of fluids remaining:

How much more metoclopramide do you want to give? (0.5, 1 or 2 more mg/kg/day):

Either increase the fluid rate to 0 mls/hr for 0 mg/kg/day OR add 0 mls of 5 mg/ml Reglan to the remaining fluids and continue delivering at 0 mls/hr for 0 mcg/kg/hr.

Metoclopramide Constant Rate of Infusion	Changes to Metoclopramide Constant Rate of Infusion
0 mls of 5 mg/ml Metoclopramide have been added to 0 mls of fluid. Delivered at 0 mls/hour it will give a constant infusion of 0 mg/kg/day. There is 0 mg/ml metoclopramide.	0 mls of 5 mg/ml metoclopramide have been added to 0 mls of this fluid bringing the total concentration of metoclopramide to 0 mg/ml. Delivered at a rate of 0 mls/hour it will give a constant infusion of 0 mg/kg/day.