Berikut adalah ketagori dan spesifikasi obat yang termasuk ke dalam high alert medication .

List of High Alert Medication in Acute Care Setting

-Kategori/ kelas obat-obatan
adrenergic agonists, IV
(e.g., EPINEPHrine, phenylephrine,
norepinephrine)
adrenergic antagonists, IV (e.g.,
propranolol, metoprolol, labetalol)
anesthetic agents, general, inhaled and IV
(e.g., propofol, ketamine)
Spesifikasi Obat
EPINEPHrine, subcutaneous
epoprostenol (Flolan), IV
insulin U-500 (special emphasis) : *All
forms of insulin, subcutaneous and IV, are
considered a class of high-alert medications.

Insulin U-500 has been singled out for

special emphasis to bring attention to the

need for distinct strategies to prevent the

types of errors that occur with this
concentrated

form of insulin
antiarrhythmics, IV (e.g., lidocaine, magnesium sulfate injection
amiodarone)
antithrombotic agents, including: methotrexate, oral, non-oncologic use

 anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin, low

molecular weight heparin, IV unfractionated
heparin)
 Factor Xa inhibitors (e.g., fondaparinux,
apixaban, rivaroxaban)
 direct thrombin inhibitors (e.g., argatroban,
bivalirudin, dabigatran etexilate)
 thrombolytics (e.g., alteplase, reteplase,
tenecteplase)
 glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors (e.g.,
eptifibatide)
cardioplegic solutions opium tincture
chemotherapeutic agents, parenteral and oral oxytocin, IV
dextrose, hypertonic, 20% or greater nitroprusside sodium for injection
dialysis solutions, peritoneal and potassium chloride for injection concentrate
hemodialysis
epidural or intrathecal medications potassium phosphates injection
hypoglycemics, oral promethazine, IV
inotropic medications, IV (e.g., digoxin, vasopressin, IV or intraosseous
milrinone)
insulin, subcutaneous and IV
liposomal forms of drugs (e.g., liposomal
amphotericin B) and conventional
counterparts

(e.g., amphotericin B desoxycholate)

moderate sedation agents, IV (e.g.,
dexmedetomidine, midazolam)
moderate sedation agents, oral, for children
(e.g., chloral hydrate)
narcotics/opioids

 IV
 Transdermal
 oral (including liquid concentrates,
immediate and sustained-release
formulations)
 neuromuscular blocking agents (e.g.,
succinylcholine, rocuronium, vecuronium)
parenteral nutrition preparations
radiocontrast agents, IV
sterile water for injection, inhalation, and
irrigation

(excluding pour bottles) in containers of 100

mL or more
sodium chloride for injection, hypertonic,
greater than 0.9% concentration

List of High Alert Medications in Ambulatory Healtcare

-Kategori/ kelas obat-obatan Spesifikasi Obat
antiretroviral agents (e.g., efavirenz, Carbamazepine
lamiVUDine, raltegravir, ritonavir,

combination antiretroviral products)

chemotherapeutic agents, oral (excluding chloral hydrate liquid, for sedation of children
hormonal agents)

(e.g., cyclophosphamide, mercaptopurine,

temozolomide)
hypoglycemic agents, oral
immunosuppressant agents (e.g.,
azaTHIOprine, cycloSPORINE,
heparin, including unfractionated and low
molecular weight heparin
Metformin

tacrolimus)
insulin, all formulations methotrexate, non-oncologic use
opioids, all formulations midazolam liquid, for sedation of children
pediatric liquid medications that require Propylthiouracil
measurement
pregnancy category X drugs (e.g., Warfarin
bosentan, ISOtretinoin)