Suxamethonium chloride VUAB 50 mg/ml
Suxamethonium chloride VUAB contains the active substance suxamethonium chloride and belongs to a group of medicines called muscle relaxants (they reduce muscle tension), specifically a non-competitive, depolarizing relaxant used in general anesthesia.
muscle relaxant in general anesthesia
rapid onset of relaxation for tracheal intubation – about 30 seconds
facilitates endotracheal intubation, especially so-called flash intubation
urgent intubation
quick securing of the airway (laryngospasm, full stomach, difficult airway)
short procedures (repositioning, ECT, endoscopic bronchoscopy, ENT)
duration of action 3 – 6 minutes
mechanical ventilation and for a wide range of surgical and obstetric procedures
to reduce the intensity of muscle contractions associated with pharmacologically or electrically induced convulsions
Suxamethonium chloride at the XX. Congress on Infectious Diseases
Its muscle relaxant effects were discovered by Prof. Dr. Daniel Bovet – Nobel Prize laureate in 1957
Suxamethonium chloride VUAB is used as a muscle relaxant in general anesthesia.
It is used as a muscle relaxant to facilitate endotracheal intubation, especially flash intubation, mechanical ventilation, and for a wide range of surgical and obstetric procedures.
It is also used in severe laryngospasm and to reduce the intensity of muscle contractions associated with pharmacologically or electrically induced convulsions.
Composition of the Product
Active substance: 1 ml of injection solution contains suxamethonium chloride 50 mg (as suxamethonium chloride dihydrate 55 mg). 2 ml of injection solution (1 injection vial) contains suxamethonium chloride 100 mg (as suxamethonium chloride dihydrate 110 mg).
Pharmaceutical Form
A white or almost white powder for preparing an injection/infusion solution in a glass vial.
Type of Container and Package Contents
A colorless glass injection vial of 4 ml containing 2 ml of injection solution, rubber stopper, aluminum cap with a plastic flip-off lid, carton box.
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