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Fluorescein for Ocular Angiography
Drug Preparations
IV Dosing
Oral Dosing
Fluorescein for Ocular Angiography
Drug Preparations
Fluorescite 10% for injection in single use 5ml vials (Alcon Inc)
FDA information
Package Insert
AK-Fluor 10% (Akorn)
100 mg/ml in 5 ml single vials
Info from Company
Package Insert
AK-Fluor 25% (Akorn)
250 mg/ml in 2 ml single vials
Info from Company
Package Insert
IV Dosing
Adults
500 mg (100 mg/ml) via IV
Children
35 mg for each 10 lbs body weight (7.7 mg/kg) up to 500 mg max.
Oral Dosing
10 cc (two vials) of 10% solution in 8 ounces of orange or apple juice
Jeffrey Sobel. Journal of Ophthalmic Photography. 1996:18(1):38-40
25 mg/kg or 500 mg capsules
Oral Fluorescein Angiography using capsules. British Journal of Ophthalmology 1990;74:458-461
4ml of 25% Fluorescein Lite (25mg/kg) (Hub Parmaceuticals) mixed with 30 ml Orange Juice, followed by additional 30 ml of plain orange juice to clear the taste.
Oral FFA vs SD-OCT. Retina. 2013 September;33(8):1574–1583
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