Succinylcholine Chloride
Succinylcholine Chloride is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: Succinylcholine Chloride; Generic name: SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE; Manufacturer: Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc..
| Brand name | Succinylcholine Chloride |
|---|---|
| Generic name | SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE |
| Manufacturer | Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. |
| Used for | 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Succinylcholine chloride injection is indicated in adults and pediatric patients: as an adjunct to general anesthesia to facilitate tracheal intubation to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation. Succinylcholine chloride is a depolarizing neuromuscular blocker indicated in adults and pediatric patients: as an adjunct to general anesthesia ( 1 ) to facilitate tracheal intubation ( 1 ) to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation. ( 1 ) |
| Dosage | 2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION For intravenous or intramuscular use only. ( 2.1 ) Individualize dosage after careful assessment of the patient. ( 2.1 ) Accidental administration of neuromuscular blocking agents may be fatal. Store succinylcholine chloride injection with the cap and ferrule intact and in a manner that minimizes the possibility of selecting the wrong product. ( 2.1 ) See full prescribing information for succinylcholine chloride injection dosage recommendations, preparation instructio |
| Warnings | BOXED WARNING WARNING: VENTRICULAR DYSRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC ARREST, AND DEATH FROM HYPERKALEMIC RHABDOMYOLYSIS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS Acute rhabdomyolysis with hyperkalemia followed by ventricular dysrhythmias, cardiac arrest, and death has occurred after the administration of succinylcholine to apparently healthy pediatric patients who were subsequently found to have undiagnosed skeletal muscle myopathy, most frequently Duchenne muscular dystrophy [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 )]. When a heal |
| Active ingredient(s) | SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE |
| Route | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=017e5ad4-028e-4e34-ac09-d0c8d64c880a |