Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)

  • Vecuronium Bromide*

    • API Product   :   

      Vecuronium Bromide*

    • CEP   :   

      -

    • WCC   :   

      -

    • Therapeutic Use    :   

      Muscle Relaxants

    • Originator   :   

      Organon

    • CAS No.    :   

      50700-72-6

    • Trade Name.   :   

      NORCURON

    • Molecular Weight   :   

      637.73 g/mol

    • Molecular Formula   :   

      C34H57BrN2O4

    Application

    Vecuronium bromide, sold under the brand name Norcuron among others, is a medication used as part of general anesthesia to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation.

    General Description

    Vecuronium bromide, sold under the brand name Norcuron among others, is a medication used as part of general anesthesia to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation.[1] It is also used to help with endotracheal intubation; however, suxamethonium (succinylcholine) is generally preferred if this needs to be done quickly.[1] It is given by injection into a vein.[1] Effects are greatest at about 4 minutes and last for up to an hour.[1] Side effects may include low blood pressure and prolonged paralysis.[3] Allergic reactions are rare.[4] It is unclear if use in pregnancy is safe for the baby.[1]Vecuronium is in the aminosteroid neuromuscular-blocker family of medications and is of the non-depolarizing type.[1] It works by blocking the action of acetylcholine on skeletal muscles.