Nitroglycerin
Nitro-Bid, Nitrostat, Nitro-Time, Nitro-Dur, Nitrolingual, Nitromist, Rectiv, and generics
Vasodilator, antihypertensive
| C | ? | Yes | Yes | No |
| Key |
- Injection: 5 mg/mL (10 mL); contains alcohol or propylene glycol
- Prediluted injection in D5W: 100 mCg/mL (250 mL), 200 mCg/mL (250 mL), 400 mCg/mL (250 mL); contains alcohol and propylene glycol
- Sublingual tabs (Nitrostat and generics): 0.3, 0.4, 0.6 mg
- Sustained release caps (Nitro-Time): 2.5, 6.5, 9 mg
- Ointment, topical (Nitro-Bid): 2% (1, 30, 60 g)
- Ointment, rectal (Rectiv): 0.4% (30 g); contains propylene glycol
- Patch (Nitro-Dur and generics): 2.5 mg/24 hr (0.1 mg/hr), 5 mg/24 hr (0.2 mg/hr), 7.5 mg/24 hr (0.3 mg/hr), 10 mg/24 hr (0.4 mg/hr), 15 mg/24 hr (0.6 mg/hr), 20 mg/24 hr (0.8 mg/hr) (30s, 100s)
- Spray, translingual (Nitrolingual and generics): 0.4 mg per metered spray (4.9, 12 g; delivers 60 and 200 doses, respectively); contains 20% alcohol (flammable)
- Aerosol spray, translingual (Nitromist): 0.4 g per spray (4.1, 8.5 g; delivers 90 and 230 doses, respectively); contains peppermint oil and menthol
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Citation
Hughes, Helen K., and Lauren K. Kahl, editors. "Nitroglycerin." Harriet Lane Handbook, 23rd ed., Elsevier, 2024. Harriet Lane, www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309622/0/Nitroglycerin.
Nitroglycerin. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309622/0/Nitroglycerin. Accessed May 3, 2026.
Nitroglycerin. (2024). In Hughes, H. K., & Kahl, L. K. (Eds.), Harriet Lane Handbook (23rd ed.). Elsevier. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309622/0/Nitroglycerin
Nitroglycerin [Internet]. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, editors. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. [cited 2026 May 03]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309622/0/Nitroglycerin.
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