DRUG GUIDELINE

Neonatal Drug Guidelines List

SCOPE (Area): Special Care Nursery

SCOPE (Staff): Clinical Staff

Printed versions of this document SHOULD NOT be considered up to date / current

This document and its content is for use in neonatal patients only

See appendicies for full version of each drug guideline

	Australasian Neonatal Medicines Formulary
	Neonatal Handbook Editorial Board. Neonatal eHandbook.
	The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia. (2014). Australian Injectable Drugs Handbook (6th ed.). Collingwood: The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia.
	Trissel, LA. Handbook on Injectable Drugs. 14th ed. Bethesda: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2007
	UBM Medica. (2014, September). MIMS Online, selected product information.
	Young, T and Mangum, B. Neofax: A Manual of Drugs Used in Neonatal Care. 21st ed. Raleigh,NC. Acorn Publishing, 2008

	Aciclovir ANMF
	Adenosine
	Alprostadil (Prostin VR)
	Amoxicillin ANMF
	Atropine
	Benzylpenicillin ANMF V5
	Caffeine citrate
	Cefotaxime ANMF
	Colecalciferol
	Dobutamine
	Dopamine
	Fentanyl
	Ferrous sulfate
	Flucloxacillin ANMF
	Frusemide
	Gentamicin ANMF V3
	Heparin
	Metronidazole ANMF
	Midazolam
	Pancuronium
	Paracetamol
	Phenobarbitone
	Phenytoin
	Poractant alpha (Curosurf)
	Suxamethonium
	Vancomycin-intermittent ANMF

Reg Authority: Medication Safety & Governance Committee (MSGC)	Date Effective: 06/02/2023
Review Responsibility: Pharmacist - Rotational	Date for Review: 17/05/2025

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