Stability of norepinephrine solutions in normal saline and 5% dextrose in water.

Background: Most previous stability studies for norepinephrine have reported the percentage of drug remaining in IV solutions after only 24 h. No previously published study has evaluated the effect of light on the stability of this drug.

Objective: To evaluate the stability of norepinephrine (64 mg/L) in either normal saline (NS; 0.