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Succinylcholine

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Definition: A quaternary skeletal muscle relaxant usually used in the form of its bromide, chloride, or iodide. It is a depolarizing relaxant, acting in about 30 seconds and with a duration of effect averaging three to five minutes. Succinylcholine is used in surgical, anesthetic, and other procedures in which a brief period of muscle relaxation is called for.     
Pharmacological Action Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents 		Other names Suxamethonium; Succinyldicholine; Succinylcholine Dichloride, Di H2O; Diperchlorate, Succinylcholine; Diiodide, Succinylcholine; Dichloride, Succinylcholine; Dibromide, Succinylcholine; Bromide, Suxamethonium; Suxamethonium Chloride; Suxamethonium Bromide; Succinylcholine Iodide; Succinylcholine Diperchlorate; Succinylcholine Diiodide; Succinylcholine Dichloride, Di-H2O; Succinylcholine Dichloride; Succinylcholine Dibromide; Succinylcholine Chloride; Succicuran; Quelicin; MyorelaxinDrugs* : QUELICIN; ANECTINE; SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE; QUELICIN PRESERVATIVE FREE; SUCOSTRIN
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
succinylmonocholine  5518-77-4   Succinylcholine/*analogs & derivatives. Anesthesiology 1982;57(4):289
suxethonium  67724-50-9   Succinylcholine/*analogs & derivatives. Br J Anaesth 48(10):1011;1976
succinyldithiocholine  15196-10-8   Succinylcholine/*analogs & derivatives. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 189(2):544;1974

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