Rapacuronium bromide

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Rapacuronium bromide
Rapacuronium bromide
Clinical data
Other names[(2S, 3S, 5S, 8R, 9S, 10S, 13S, 14S, 16S, 17S)-3-acetyloxy-10,13-dimethyl-2-(1-piperidyl)-16-(1-prop-2-enyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-pyridin-1-yl)-2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 ,7 ,8 ,9 ,11 ,12 ,14, 15, 16, 17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]propanoate
Routes of
administration
Intravenous
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
  • US: Withdrawn
CYP system not involved
Elimination half-life141 minutes (mean)
ExcretionRenal and fecal
Identifiers
  • (2β,3α,5α,16β,17β)-3-(acetyloxy)-16-(1-allylpiperidinium-1-yl)-2-piperidin-1-yl-17-(propionyloxy)androstane bromide
JSmol)
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Rapacuronium bromide (brand name Raplon) is a rapidly acting, non-depolarizing

intensive care. As a non-depolarizing agent it did not cause initial stimulation of muscles before weakening them.[1]

Due to risk of fatal

Organon on March 27, 2001, less than 2 years after its FDA approval in 1999.[2]

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