Details

Vecuronium is used to relax the muscles. It works by blocking the signals between your nerves and your muscles. Vecuronium is given before general anaesthesia in preparing you for surgery. Vecuronium helps to keep your body still during surgery. It also relaxes your throat so a breathing tube can be more easily inserted before the surgery. To make sure vecuronium is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have myasthenia gravis cirrhosis or other liver disease a history of kidney disease heart disease or congestive heart failure problems with circulation or a nerve-muscle disorder such as ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), MS (multiple sclerosis), or muscular dystrophy.

Typical Uses

Vecuronium is used along with general anaesthesia for an easy placement of flexible plastic tube into the airway (tracheal intubation) and also to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery.

Side Effects

Common vecuronium side effects may include weak or shallow breathing ongoing muscle weakness or loss of movement in any part of your body. You will remain under constant supervision during treatment with vecuronium.

Drug Interactions

• Vecuronium+amikacin- Ask your doctor before using amikacin together with vecuronium. This combination can increase the blood levels or add to the adverse effects of vecuronium. Talk with your doctor before using these medications together.
• Vecuronium+gentamicin- Ask your doctor before using gentamicin together with vecuronium. This combination can increase the blood levels or add to the adverse effects of vecuronium. Talk with your doctor before using these medications together.
• Vecuronium+kanamycin- Ask your doctor before using kanamycin together with vecuronium. This combination can increase the blood levels or add to the adverse effects of vecuronium. Talk with your doctor before using these medications together.
• Vecuronium+neomycin- Ask your doctor before using neomycin together with vecuronium. This combination can increase the blood levels or add to the adverse effects of vecuronium. Talk with your doctor before using these medications together.

Mechanism of action

Vecuronium belongs to a group of medicines called muscle relaxants. It works by blocking the signalling process between the nerves and muscles, which results in muscle relaxation.

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