Drug List

[Dustdevil]

I am trying to put together a comprehensive reference list of medications currently carried by EMS systems, both ground and air (not in hospital). If your service, or a service you know of, is currently carrying anything not on this list, please post it.

And please, I am not looking for debate on what should or should not be here unless you have verifiable proof of a specific drug being pulled from the market altogether. I am neither advocating nor criticizing anything on the list. This is not my personal dream list. This is simply a list of what is being carried out there. Sort of an exhaustive reference list of all the drugs that a medic may encounter somewhere in the field.

Thanks for your help! This list will be updated as your responses are added.

Abciximab (Reo Pro)

Acetazolamide (Diamox)

Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst)

Activated Charcoal (Actachar)

Adenosine (Adenocard)

Albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin, salbutamol)

Aminophylline

Amiodarone (Cordarone)

Amrinone (Inocor)

Amyl Nitrite

Aspirin

Atropine Sulfate

Bretylium (Bretylol)

Calcium Chloride

Calcium Gluconate

Carboprost Tromethamine (Hemabate)

Cefazolin (Ancef)

Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)

Dexamethasone (Decadron, Hexadrol)

Dextrose 50%

Diazepam (Valium)

Digoxin (Lanoxin)

Diltiazem (Cardizem)

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)

Dobutamine (Dobutrex)

Dopamine (Intropin)

Enoxaparin (Lovenox)

Epinephrine (adrenaline, Vaponefrin)

Eptifibatide (Integrilin)

Ergonovine (Ergotrate)

Esmolol (Brevibloc)

Etomidate (Amidate)

Fentanyl (Sublimaze)

Flumazenil (Romazicon, Mazicon)

Fomepizol (Antizol)

Fosphenytoin (Cerebyx)

Furosemide (Lasix)

Glucagon

Haloperidol (Haldol)

Heparin

Hydralazine (Apresoline)

Hydrocortisone (Solu Cortef)

Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)

Hydroxyzine (Vistaril)

Insulin

Ipatropium (Atrovent)

Ipatropium/Fenoterol (Duovent)

Ipatropium/Albuterol (Combivent)

Isoproterenol (Isuprel)

Ketamine (Ketalar)

Ketorolac (Toradol)

Labetalol (Trandate, Normodyne)

Levalbuterol (Xopenex)

Lidocaine (xylocaine)

Lorazepam (Ativan)

Magnesium Sulfate

Mannitol (Osmotrol)

Meperidine (Demerol)

Methylprednisolone (Solu Medrol)

Metoprolol (Lopressor)

Midazolam (Versed)

Morphine Sulfate

Nalbuphine (Nubain)

Naloxone (Narcan)

Nifedipine (Procardia)

Nitroglycerine (NitroStat tablets, Nitrobid paste, Nitrolingual spray)

Nitroprusside (Nipride)

Nitrous Oxide (Nitronox)

Norepinephrine (Levophed, levarterenol)

Ondansetron (Zofran)

Oxygen

Oxytocin (Pitocin)

Pancuronium (Pavulon)

Phenobarbital

Phenylephrine (NeoSynephrine)

Phenytoin (Dilantin)

Potassium Chloride

Pralidoxime (Protopam, 2-Pam)

Procainamide (Pronestyl)

Prochlorperazine (Compazine, Stemitil)

Promethazine (Phenergan)

Proparacaine (Alcaine, Opthaine)

Propofol (Diprivan)

Propranolol (Inderal)

Reteplase (Retavase)

Rocurnium (Zemuron)

Sodium Bicarbonate

Sodium Thiosulfate

Succinylcholine (Anectine)

Terbutaline (Brethine, Bricanyl)

Thiamine (vitamin B1)

Tirofiban (Aggrastat)

TNK (Tenecteplase)

Vasopressin (Pitressin)

Vecuronium (Norcuron)

Verapamil (Isoptin, Calan)

[akflightmedic]

Acetazolamide

Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst)

Adenosine (Adenocard)

Albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin, salbutamol)

Aminophylline --no

Amiodarone (Cordarone)

Amrinone (Inocor) --No

Amyl Nitrite

Ancef

Aspirin

Atropine Sulfate

Calcium Chloride

Dexamethasone (Decadron, Hexadrol)

Dextrose 50%

Diazepam (Valium)

Diltiazem (Cardizem)

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)

Dobutamine (Dobutrex) --NO

Dopamine (Intropin)

Droperidol(inapsine)

Epinephrine (adrenaline)

Etomidate (Amidate)

Fentanyl (Sublimaze)

Flumazenil (Romazicon, Mazicon)

Furosemide (Lasix)

Glucagon

Haloperidol (Haldol)--no-but ground service in FL did

Hydroxyzine (Vistaril) --no

Ipatropium (Atrovent)

Ipatropium/Fenoterol (Duovent) --no

Ipatropium/Albuterol (Combivent) no

Isoproterenol (Isuprel) no

Ketorolac (Toradol)

Labetalol (Trandate, Normodyne)

Levalbuterol (Xopenex) no

Lidocaine (xylocaine)

Lorazepam (Ativan)

Magnesium Sulfate

Mannitol (Osmotrol)

Meperidine (Demerol)

Methylprednisolone (Solu Medrol)

Metoprolol (Lopressor)

Midazolam (Versed)

Morphine Sulfate

Nalbuphine (Nubain) --no, service in SC did

Naloxone (Narcan)

Nifedipine (Procardia)

Nitroglycerine (NitroStat tablets, Nitrobid paste, Nitrolingual spray)

Norepinephrine (Levophed)

Oxytocin (Pitocin)

Pralidoxime (Protopam, 2-Pam) --no

Procainamide (Pronestyl)

Prochlorperazine (Compazine)

Promethazine (Phenergan)

Propranolol (Inderal)

Rocurnium (Zemuron)

Sodium Bicarbonate

Succinylcholine (Anectine)

Terbutaline (Brethine, Bricanyl)

Thiamine (vitamin B1)

Vasopressin (Pitressin)

Vecuronium (Norcuron)

Verapamil (Isoptin, Calan)

Also carry Zofran, sodium thiosulfate, tenecteplase, Heparin, aggrastat, insulin activated charcoal, digoxin, lovenox,cerebyx,nipride,pitocin, ..I think that is all I have ever carried with any of my jobs....I put No beside any of the ones that I had not carried, so all the ones unmarked I have or do carry.

[AZCEP]

Bretylium is still on the state of AZ's drug list, but it is pretty hard to come by.

Might want to add Calcium Gluconate.

[northernmedic]

Dextrose 10% D10W

[medic5587]

In addition to the original post are service carries the following that I did not see mentioned, perhaps an oversight on my part.

Proparacain Hydrochloride (Alcaine)

Hydromorphone Hydrochloride (Dilaudid)

Nitronox

Racemic Epinephrine

[medic5587]

I did not see the number one used pharmacological intervention listed:

OXYGEN

[akflightmedic]

I forgot racemic epi as well and tetracaine eyedrops and rocehpin.

Who is carrying Dilaudid??? Wow, they must have a hell of a service. Got some of that stuff when I had kidney stones, good drug,,,works very well.

[medic5587]

I work for North Ambulance in Minnesota. Dilaudid is 7 to 10 times more analgesic than morphine and can be given as an alternative to morphine if the individual is allergic to morphine.

The only down side is that it seems to take longer to take effect verses morphine.

[vs-eh?]

CCP flight in Ontario would carry pretty much everything (close) to what you have listed. Here are a few others that are on their drug list...

Levophed

Esmolol

Phenobarbital

Dilantin

Fomepizol

Potassium Chloride

Stemitil

Pentaspan (this is also carried by tactical medics here)

Ketamine

Propofol

Ergonovine

Hemabate

[AZCEP]

Tenecteplase is TNK, not tPA.