General description
Suxamethonium is a depolarising neuromuscular blocker used for brief muscular paralysis in anaesthesia.
INN
Suxamethonium chloride
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 1977
(TRS
615)
for
Muscle relaxants
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Muscle relaxants (peripherally-acting) and cholinesterase inhibitors
- Parenteral > General injections > IV: 50 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (suxamethonium chloride); powder for injection (suxamethonium chloride) in vial
Indications