This is a simplified chart to highlight the floor restrictions for each medication. Click this link for more details:
| Drug Name (Brand) | Step Down | Med-Surg/Rehab | L&D/MICC |
| Acetaminophen | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| (Ofirmev) | |||
| Acetazolamide | IVPush | IVPush | – |
| (Diamox) | IVPB | IVPB | |
| Acetylcysteine 20% | IVPB | IVPB | – |
| (Acetadote) | LVP | LVP | |
| Acyclovir | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| (Zovirax®) | |||
| Adenosine Phosphate | RRT or Code Blue Only | RRT or Code Blue Only | RRT or Code Blue Only |
| (Adenocard®) | |||
| Alteplase (CathFlo) | IV catheter dwell | IV catheter dwell | IV catheter dwell |
| Albumin | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| Aminophylline | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| IV-Drip | IV-Drip | IV-Drip | |
| Amiodarone | IVPB | RRT or Code Blue Only | RRT or Code Blue Only |
| (Cordarone®) | IV-Drip | ||
| (IVPush-code only) | |||
| Ampicillin | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| IVPush | IVPush | IVPush | |
| Liposomal | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| Amphotericin B | |||
| (AmBisome®) | |||
| Amphotericin B | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| (Fungizone®) | |||
| Argatroban | IV-Drip | IV-Drip | – |
| Atropine | IVPush | RRT or Code Blue Only | RRT or Code Blue Only |
| Bumetanide | IVPB | IVPB | – |
| (Bumex®) | IVPush | IVPush | |
| IV-Drip | |||
| Calcium Chloride | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| LVP | LVP | LVP | |
| IV-Drip | |||
| Calcium Gluconate | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| LVP | LVP | LVP | |
| IV-Drip | |||
| Chlorothiazide (Diuril®) | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| Chlorpromazine (Thorazine®) | IVpush | IVpush | – |
| IVPB | IVPB | ||
| Cidofovir (Vistide®) | IVPB | IVPB | – |
| Cosyntropin (Cortrosyn®) | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| IVPB | IVPB | IVPB | |
| Desmopressin (DDAVP) | IVPush | IVPB | IVPush |
| IVPB | IVPB | ||
| Dexamethasone (Decadron®) | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| IVPB | IVPB | IVPB | |
| Dextran 40 (Rehomacrodex®) | LVP | LVP | LVP |
| Dextrose 50% | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| Diazepam (Valium®) | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| Digoxin | IVPush | IVPush | – |
| Digoxin Immune Fab (Digifab) | IVPB | – | – |
| Diltiazem (Cardizem®) | IVPush | IVPush | – |
| IV-Drip | |||
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl®) | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| IVPB | IVPB | IVPB | |
| Enalaprilat (Vasotec®) | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| IVPB | IVPB | IVPB | |
| Epinephrine HCl | RRT or Code Blue Only | RRT or Code Blue Only | RRT or Code Blue Only |
| Epoetin Alfa | IVPush | IVPush | – |
| Eptifibatide (Integrilin®) | IVPush | – | – |
| IV-Drip | |||
| Estrogen, Conjugated (Premarin®) | IVPush | IVPush | – |
| Ethacrynate Sodium (Ethacrynic Acid) (Edecrin®) | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| IVPB | IVPB | IVPB | |
| Famotidine | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| (Pepcid®) | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| Fentanyl Citrate | IVPush | – | IVPush |
| Ferric Sodium Gluconate (Ferrlecit®) | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| Filgrastim | IVPush | IVPush | – |
| (Neupogen, Zarxio®) | |||
| Flumazenil | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| (Romazicon®) | |||
| Folic Acid | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| IVPB | IVPB | IVPB | |
| Foscarnet Sodium | IVPB | IVPB | – |
| (Foscavir®) | |||
| FOSphenytoin Sodium | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| IVPush | IVPush | ||
| (Cerebyx®) | |||
| Furosemide | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| IVPB | IVPB | IVPB | |
| (Lasix®) | IV-Drip | ||
| Ganciclovir Sodium | IVPB | IVPB | – |
| (DHPG®, Cytovene®) | |||
| Glucagon | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| IV-Drip | |||
| (GlucaGen®) | |||
| Glycopyrrolate | IVPush | IVPush | N/A |
| (Robinul®) | |||
| Granisetron HCL | IVPush | IVPush | – |
| (Kytril®) | |||
| Haloperidol (Haldol®) | IVPush | – | – |
| Heparin Sodium | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| IV-Drip | IV-Drip | IV-Drip | |
| hydralazine HCl | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| (Apresoline®) | |||
| Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| (Solu-Cortef®) | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| IV-Drip | IV-Drip | IV-Drip | |
| Hydromorphone HCl | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| IV-Drip | IV-Drip | ||
| (Dilaudid®) | PCA | PCA | |
| Hypertonic Saline (3%) | IVPB | – | – |
| LVP | |||
| Ibutilide Fumarate | IVPB | – | – |
| (Covert®) | |||
| Immune Globulin | IVBP | IVPB | – |
| (Flebogamma®, Gamunex-C®) | |||
| Insulin – Regular Insulin IV Push | IVPush | IVPush | – |
| (Novolin R®, Humulin R®) | |||
| Insulin, Regular Infusion | IV-Drip | – | IV-Drip |
| (Novolin R®, Humulin R®) | |||
| Iron Dextran | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| IVPush – test dose only | IVPush – test dose only | IVPush – test dose only | |
| (Infed®) | |||
| Iron Sucrose | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| IVPush | IVPush | IVPush | |
| (Venofer®) | |||
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| (Toradol®) | |||
| Labetalol HCl | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| (Normodyne®, Trandate®) | |||
| Lacosamide | IVPB | IVPB | – |
| levETIRAcetam | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| IVPush | IVPush | IVPush | |
| (Keppra®) | |||
| Levothyroxine Sodium | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| (Synthroid®) | |||
| Lidocaine HCl 1% | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| (Xylocaine 1%®) | |||
| Lidocaine HCl 2% | IV-Drip | RRT or Code Blue Only | RRT or Code Blue Only |
| IV Bolus | |||
| (Xylocaine PF®) | IV-Push | ||
| Lorazepam | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| (Ativan®) | |||
| Magnesium Sulfate | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| LVP | LVP | IV-Drip | |
| Mannitol | IVPush | IVPush | – |
| IVPB | IVPB | ||
| Meperidine | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| (Demerol®) | |||
| Methyldopa | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| (Aldomet®) | |||
| Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| IVPB | IVPB | IVPB | |
| (Solu-Medrol®) | LVP | LVP | LVP |
| Metoclopramide HCl | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| IVPB | IVPB | IVPB | |
| (Reglan®) | |||
| Metoprolol Tartrate | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| (Lopressor®) | |||
| Midazolam | IVPush (only with O2 sat, RR and BP monitor) | RRT or Code Blue only | – |
| (Versed®) | |||
| Milrinone Lactate | IVPB | – | – |
| IV-Drip | |||
| (Primacor®) | |||
| Morphine Sulfate | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| IV-Drip | IV-Drip | PCA | |
| PCA | PCA | ||
| Multivitamin Infusion | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| LVP | LVP | LVP | |
| (MVI-12®) | |||
| Nalbuphine (NuBAIN) | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| Naloxone (Narcan) | IV Push | IV Push | IV Push |
| IV-Drip | IV-Drip | ||
| Neostigmine (Prostigmine) | IV Push | – | – |
| Nitroglycerin (Tridil) | IV-Drip | RRT or Code Blue only | RRT or Code Blue only |
| Octreotide Acetate | IVPush | IVPush | – |
| IV-Drip | |||
| (Sandostatin®) | IVPB | ||
| IV-Drip | |||
| Ondansetron | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| IVPB | IVPB | IVPB | |
| (Zofran®) | |||
| Oxytocin | – | IV-Drip | IV-Drip |
| (Pitocin®) | |||
| Pamidronate Disodium | IVPB | IVPB | – |
| (APD, Aredia®) | |||
| Pantoprazole Sodium | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| (Protonix®) | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| IV-Drip | IV-Drip | IV-Drip | |
| Pentamidine Isethionate | IVPB | – | – |
| (Pentam®) | |||
| Phentolamine | IVPush | IVPush | – |
| (Regitine®) | |||
| Phenobarbital Sodium | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| (Luminal®) | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| Phenytoin Sodium | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| (Dilantin®) | |||
| Phytonadione | IVPB | IVPB | – |
| Potassium Chloride | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| Potassium Acetate | |||
| Potassium Phosphate | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| Procainamide HCL« | IVPB | RRT or Code Blue Only | – |
| IV-Drip | |||
| (Pronestyl®) | |||
| Prochlorperazine | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| (Compazine®) | |||
| Promethazine | – | – | – |
| (Phenergan®) | |||
| Propranolol | IVPush | IVPush | – |
| (Inderal®) | |||
| Protamine Sulfate | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| IVPB | IVPB | IVPB | |
| Rh Immune Globulin | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| (WinRho®) | |||
| Rifampin | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| Sodium Bicarbonate | IVPush | IVPush | IVPush |
| IVPB | IVPB | IVPB | |
| LVP | LVP | LVP | |
| Sodium Chloride 3%(Hypertonic Saline) | IV-Drip | – | – |
| Sodium Thiosulfate | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| Terbutaline | – | – | IVPush |
| (Brethine®) | |||
| Thiamine HCl | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| IVPush | IVPush | IVPush | |
| (Vitamin B1) | LVP | LVP | LVP |
| Torsemide | IVPush | IVPush | – |
| (Demedex®) | IV-Drip | ||
| Tranexamic acid (CYKLOKAPRON®) | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| IVPush | IVPush | ||
| Acronym: TXA | |||
| Trimethoprim/ Sulfamethoxazole | IVPB | IVPB | IVPB |
| (Septra®/ Bactrim®/ Co-trimoxazole®) | |||
| Verapamil HCl | IVPush | – | – |
| (Isoptin®) | |||
| Zidovudine (AZT) | – | – | IVPB |
| Zoledronic Acid (Zometa®) | IVPB | IVBP | IVPB |
