Acetaminophen – Used to treat pain or fever
Acyclovir – Used to treat Herpes virus infection
Albuterol – Used to treat wheezing or tightness in BPD
Amphotericin B – Used to treat a fungus infection
Ampicillin – An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection
Betamethasone – A steroid used in moms to lower risk for RDS in their preemies
Caffeine – Used to treat apnea
Captopril – Used to treat high blood pressure
Cefazoli – An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection
Cefotaxime – An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection
Ceftazidime – An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection
Ceftriaxone – An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection
Chloral hydrate – Used for sedation (making baby more relaxed)
Chlorothiazide – Increases urine (diuretic)
Clindamycin – An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection
Clotrimazole – Cream used to treat fungal infection of the skin
Cimetidine – Treats or prevents stomach irritation or bleeding
Dexamethasone – A steroid used to treat or prevent BPD or given to mother before birth to lower risk for RDS and IVH
Dobutamine – Used to treat low blood pressure; helps the heart pump
Dopamine – Used to treat low blood pressure; used to increase blood flow to kidneys and gut
Epoetin alfa (Erythropoietin) – Stimulates the body to make more red blood cells
Erythromycin – An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection; eye ointment to prevent eye infection
Fentanyl – Narcotic used for sedation, to treat pain, or for anesthesia, depending on dose
Ferrous Sulfate – Iron supplement
Fluconazole – Used to treat a fungus infection
Furosemide (Lasix) – Increases urine (diuretic)
Gentamicin – An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection
Heparin – Often added to IV fluids to prevent IV from clotting
Hydralazine – Used to treat high blood pressure
Hydrochlorothiazide – Increases urine (diuretic)
Ibuprofen – Used for Pain and to treat Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Indomethacin – Used to treat a Patent Ductus Arteriosus or prevent IVH
Insulin – Lowers blood sugar
Lorazepam – Used to treat seizures; used for sedation
Metoclopramide – Used to speed up stomach emptying
Metronidazole – An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection
Midazolam – Used to sedate or relax the baby
Morphine – Used for pain or cause sedation
Naloxone – Used to undo the action of narcotics
Nitric Oxide – An inhaled gas used to relax the blood vessels leading to the lungs
Nystatin – Used to treat a fungus infection of the mouth or on the skin
Nafcillin – An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection
Palivizumab (Synagis) – Used to prevent Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Pancuronium (Pavulon) – Relaxes muscles; prevents all movement
Penicillin – An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection
Phenobarbital – Used to treat seizures or to relax the baby; used to prevent IVH
Phenytoin – Used to treat seizures
Ranitidine – Treats or prevents stomach ulcers or bleeding; makes stomach less acid
Silver Nitrate – Eye drops to prevent eye infection at birth
Sodium Bicarbonate – Makes blood less acid
Sodium Sulfacetamide drops – Eye drops to treat eye infection
Surfactants – Used to treat RDS
Spironolactone – Increases urine (diuretic)
Theophylline – Used to treat apnea; used to treat wheezing or tightness in BPD
Tromethamine (THAM, Tris) – Makes blood less acid
Vancomycin – An antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection
Vecuronium – Used to relax muscles; prevents all movement
Vitamin K – Given after birth to prevent bleeding
Zidovudine (AZT) – Used to treat HIV (AIDS virus) infection
