15.1.8 Drugs for malignant hyperthermia
| First line drugs | Second line drugs | Specialist drugs | Secondary care drugs |
Traffic light status (TLS) explained:
- Green: Routine prescribing within licensed indication
- Amber 1: specialist recommendation followed by GP initiation and continuation
- Amber 2: specialist or GP initiation in line with local guideline after 1st line failure followed by GP continuation
- Amber 3: specialist initiation and stabilisation followed by GP continuation
- Amber SCG: specialist initiation and stabilisation followed by GP continuation in line with an agreed shared care guideline
- Red: Hospital or specialist prescribing only
Dantrolene Sodium
- 20mg vial Powder for solution for injection
Notes:
Drug Safety Update. Intravenous dantrolene: risk of undissolved crystals—use a filter needle when drawing up reconstituted dantrolene solution (July 2014)
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