Apparatus and method for providing optimal concentrations for medication infusions
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1. A method for determining supply concentrations of a drug to administer to a patient as a continuous infusion, comprising:
- receiving drug data that indicates an entire dose range between a minimum effective dose for a drug and a maximum allowable dose for the drug;
receiving patient data that indicates a range of patient weights of patients to be treated with the drug;
receiving pump data that indicates a minimum infusion rate of an infusion pump; and
determining by a microprocessor, based on the drug data, the patient data and the pump data, a limited set of concentrations for drug supply that is used in continuous infusions for the entire range of patient weights across the entire dose range between the minimum effective dose for the drug and the maximum allowable dose for the drug,wherein the limited set of concentrations contains two to four optimal concentrations.
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Abstract
Optimum concentrations for a drug administered as a medical infusion to a patient, particularly a pediatric patient, are determined. The determination is made using inputs regarding (1) the drug to be administered; (2) the patient; and (3) the infusion process. The optimum concentrations are displayed to a user, such as any health care provider. A chart illustrating the distributions of concentrations over a range of doses and patient weights is also provided.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for determining supply concentrations of a drug to administer to a patient as a continuous infusion, comprising:
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receiving drug data that indicates an entire dose range between a minimum effective dose for a drug and a maximum allowable dose for the drug; receiving patient data that indicates a range of patient weights of patients to be treated with the drug; receiving pump data that indicates a minimum infusion rate of an infusion pump; and determining by a microprocessor, based on the drug data, the patient data and the pump data, a limited set of concentrations for drug supply that is used in continuous infusions for the entire range of patient weights across the entire dose range between the minimum effective dose for the drug and the maximum allowable dose for the drug, wherein the limited set of concentrations contains two to four optimal concentrations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable external mass storage carrying a computer program for determining supply concentrations of a drug to administer to a patient as a continuous infusion, wherein execution of the computer program by a microprocessor causes the microprocessor to:
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receive drug data that indicates an entire dose range between a minimum effective dose for a drug and a maximum allowable dose for the drug; receive patient data that indicates a range of patient weights of patients to be treated with the drug; receive pump data that indicates a minimum infusion rate of an infusion pump; and determine, based on the drug data, the patient data and the pump data, a limited set of concentrations for drug supply that are used in continuous infusions for the entire range of patient weights across the entire dose range between the minimum effective dose for the drug and the maximum allowable dose for the drug, wherein the limited set of concentrations contains two to four optimal concentrations.
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16. An apparatus for determining supply concentrations of a drug to administer to a patient as a continuous infusion, comprising:
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means for receiving drug data that indicates an entire dose range between a minimum effective dose for a drug and a maximum allowable dose for the drug; means for receiving patient data that indicates a range of patient weights of patients to be treated with the drug; means for receiving pump data that indicates a minimum infusion rate of an infusion pump; and means for determining, based on the drug data, the patient data and the pump data, a limited set of concentrations for drug supply that are used in continuous infusions for the entire range of patient weights across the entire dose range between the minimum effective dose for the drug and the maximum allowable dose for the drug, wherein the limited set of concentrations contains two to four optimal concentrations.
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17. An apparatus for determining supply concentrations of a drug to administer to a patient as a continuous infusion, comprising:
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one or more microprocessors; a display; a computer-readable internal memory or external mass storage; and a computer program stored on the computer-readable memory or external mass storage, wherein execution of the computer program by the one or more microprocessors causes the one or more microprocessors to receive drug data that indicates an entire dose range between a minimum effective dose for a drug and a maximum allowable dose for the drug; receive patient data that indicates a range of patient weights of patients to be treated with the drug; receive pump data that indicates a minimum infusion rate of an infusion pump; determine, based on the drug data, the patient data and the pump data, a limited set of concentrations for drug supply that are used in continuous infusions for the entire range of patient weights across the entire dose range between the minimum effective dose for the drug and the maximum allowable dose for the drug; and present data indicating the limited set of concentrations for drug supply on the display wherein the limited set of concentrations contains two to four optimal concentrations.
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