HYDRALAZINE (APRESOLINE)

Hydralazine (Apresoline); Vasodilator, Antihypertensive; Inj: 20 mg/mL
Tab: 10, 25, 50, 100 mg; PO: Initially 0.75-1 mg/kg/day bid-qid (max 25 mg/dose), increase to max 7.5 mg/kg/day bid-qid (max 200 mg/day).
IV/IM: Initially 0.1-0.2 mg/kg/dose (max 20 mg) q4-6h prn, may increase to 1.7-3.5 mg/kg/day q4-6h prn (max 40 mg/dose).
Extemporaneous suspension can be made with two weeks stability under refrigeration.