Any one using Cleviprex in their unit?

Hello all:

My unit just started using this new anti HTN drip (well, new to us anyway), called Cleviprex. It's a calcium channel blocker, looks like propofol, is run in mg/hr. Apparently someone has won over the minds of our surgeons on this drug and we were told "expect to see it quite frequently". I used it for the first time last week (first time for our unit too) on a fresh carotid endart. Orders were to first use hydralaizine iv push... if unsuccessful in lowering the bp, then start the Cleviprex. Hydralazine didnt touch her, so i started the drip. Her bp was 190/something, surgeon wanted to keep her less than 150. Let me just say that my first impression is that I HATE this drug. First of all, its fairly labor-intensive in that we were told we have to change the bottle AND tubing every 4 hours, whether the entire volume is infused or not. Second, with the drip running at max rate (16 mg/hr if i recall), her bp was only down to 165. Hate it, hate it, hate it ! Maybe I'm just resistant to change, but I called the surgeon and got her switched to SNP and got her pressure consistently on target within 30 minutes.