Infusion Medications
What Medications are Infused in Clinic?
- Below is a chart of commonly infused medications and how long they take to infuse.
- The staff of the Infusion Clinic works to stay current on new treatments. The list below is not exclusive.
- The Infusion Clinics do not transfuse blood products other than Fresh Frozen Plasma.
Medication Length of Infusion
|
Medications by Generic Name (Brand Name) |
Duration of Infusion |
|
Abatacept (Orencia) |
2 hours |
|
Agalsidase Beta (Fabrazyme) |
2-4 hours |
|
Albumin |
4-6 hours |
|
Aldurazyme (Laroidase) |
4-6 hours |
|
Alglucosidase Alfa (Lumizyme, Myozyme) |
4-6 hours |
|
Belimumab (Benlysta) |
2 hours |
|
Bortezomib (Velcade) |
1-2 hours |
|
Cerliponase Alfa (Brineura) |
6-8 hours |
|
Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) |
6-8 hours |
|
Eculizumab (Soliris) |
2 hours |
|
Exondys 51/ Vyondys 53 |
2 hours |
|
Ferric Gluconate-Iron (Ferrlecit) |
2-4 hours |
|
Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) |
4-6 hours |
|
Furosemide (Lasix) |
1 hour |
|
Golimumab (Simponi) |
2 hours |
|
Imiglucerase (Cerezyme) |
2-4 hours |
|
Immune Globulin-IVIG (Gamunex, Gammagard, Gammagard SD, Privigen) |
2-8 hours |
|
Infliximab (Remicade, Inflectra) |
2-6 hours |
|
Idursulfase (Elaprase) |
4-6 hours |
|
IV Fluids |
2-8 hours |
|
Larondase (Aldurazyme) |
5-6 hours |
|
Methylprednisolone (Solumedrol) |
2 hours |
|
Migraine Cocktail (Concussion) |
2 hours (approved for 9am apt time in Clinic 1) |
|
Pamidronate (Aredia) |
4-6 hours |
|
Pentamidine |
2 hours |
|
Ravulizumab (Ultomiris) |
2-4 hours |
|
Reslizumab |
1 hour |
|
Rituximab (Rituxan, Ruxience) |
6-8hours |
|
Sodium Thiosulfate |
2 hours |
|
Tocilizumab (Actemra) |
2-4 hours |
|
Ustekinumab (Stelara) |
2-4 hours |
|
Vedolizumab (Entyvio) |
2 hours |
|
Zoledronic acid (Zometa) |
2-4 hours |
|
Zolgensma |
2 hours |
*Information obtained from Lexicomp
*exception: sodium thiosulfate – information obtained from CRNP and MD
