Medications


Acetaminophen(Tylenol)
- Used to treat pain or fever

Acyclovir - Used to treat Herpes virus infection

Albumin - Used to increase blood pressure

Albuterol - Used to treat wheezing or tightness in BPD

Amphotericin B - Used to treat fungal infection

Ampicillin - An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection

Caffeine - Used to treat apnea

Calcium Gluconate - Calcium supplement

Captopril - Used to treat high blood pressure

Cefapime - An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection

Cefazolin - An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection

Cefotaxime - An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection

Ceftazidime - An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection

Ceftriaxone - An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection

Chloral Hydrate - Used for sedation (making baby more relaxed)

Chlorothiazide(Diuril) - Increases urine (diuretic)

Clindamycin - An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection

Clotrimazole - Cream used to treat fungal infection of the skin

Cimetidine(Tagamet) - Treats or prevents stomach irritation or bleeding

Dexamethasone(Decadron) - A steroid used to treat or prevent BPD or given to mother before birth to lower risk for BPD and IVH

Digoxin - Used to strengthen heart beat; helps heart pump

Dobutamine - Used to treat low blood pressure; helps the heart pump

Dopamine - Used to treat low blood pressure; used to increase blood flow to kidneys and gut

Epoetin alfa (Erythropoietin) - Stimulates the body to make more red blood cells

Erythromycin - An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection; eye ointment to prevent eye infection

Fentanyl - Narcotic used for sedation, to treat pain, or for anesthesia, depending on dose

Ferrous Sulfate - Iron supplement

FFP (Fresh Frozen Plasma) - Blood product used to increase blood pressure; helps blood clot

Fluconazole - Used to treat a fungus infection

Furosemide (Lasix) - Increases urine (diuretic)

Gentamicin - An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection

Heparin - Often added to IV fluids to prevent IV from clotting

HMF (Human Milk Fortifier) - Added to breast milk to increase calories

Hydrochlorothiazide - Increases urine (diuretic)

Ibuprofen(Motrin) - Used for pain

Indomethacin(Indocin) - Used to treat a Patent Ductus Arterious; also used to prevent bleeds in the head

IVH Insulin - Lowers blood sugar

Lorazepam(Ativan) - Used to treat seizures; used for sedation

MCT Oil - Added to formula to increase calories

Methadone-Used to help with drug withdrawal

Metoclopramide(Reglan) - Used to speed up stomach emptying

Metronidazole - An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection

Midazolam(Versed) - Used to sedate or relax a baby

Morphine - Used for pain management or sedation

Nafcillin - An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection

Naloxone - Used to reverse the action of narcotics

Nitric Oxide - An inhaled gas used to relax the blood vessles leading to the lungs

Nystatin - Used to treat a fungus infection of the mouth or on the skin

Packed Red Blood Cells - Used to replace red blood cells; increases blood volume

Palivizumab (Synagis) - Used to prevent Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Penicillin - An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection

Phenobarbital - Used to treat seizures or to relax the baby

Phenytoin(Dilantin) - Used to treat seizures

Polycose - Added to formula to increase calories

Ranitidine(Zantac) - Treats or prevents stomach ulcers or bleeding; makes stomach less acid

Sodium Bicarbonate - Makes blood less acid

Sodium Sulfacetamide Drops - Eye drops to treat eye infection

Surfactants (Survanta) - Used to treat RDS

Spironolactone(Aladactone) - Increases urine (diuretic)

Theophylline - Used to treat apnea; used to treat wheezing or tightness in BPD

Tromethamine (THAM, Tris) - Makes blood less acid

Vancomycin - An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection movement

Vitamin K - Given after birth to prevent bleeding

Zidovudine (AZT) - Used to treat HIV (AIDS virus) infection

Zosyn - An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection


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