Arduan4mg/2ml

Introduction

Arduan belongs to a group of medicines called muscle relaxants. It is used along with general anesthesia or sedatives to provide skeletal muscle relaxat... View More

Uses of Arduan

• Skeletal mucle relaxation during surgery

Side effects of Arduan

• Skin rash
• Increased saliva production
• Injection site reactions (pain, swelling, redness)
• High blood pressure

How to use Arduan

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

How Arduan works

Arduan is a muscle relaxant. It works by relaxing the muscles during a surgical procedure by blocking the transmission of impulses from the nerves to th... View More

Indication

Muscle relaxant in general anaesthesia, Facilitate endotracheal intubation

Adult Dose

Intravenous Muscle relaxant in general anaesthesia; Facilitate endotracheal intubation Adult: Initial dose: 80-100 mcg/kg. Subsequent doses: 10-20 mcg... View More

Contraindication

Hypersensitivity.

Mode of Action

Pipecuronium bromide is an aminosteroidal competitive neuromuscular blocker. It does not have significant CV adverse effects or histamine-related effect... View More

Precaution

Pulmonary disease, respiratory insufficiency, asthma, neuromuscular disease, dehydration, severely ill patients, hepatic or renal impairment. Doses in o... View More

Side Effect

Transient hypotension, bradycardia, reduced cardiac output. Potentially Fatal: Anaphylactic reactions and malignant hyperthermia.

Interaction

Actions antagonised by cholinesterases and long term carbamazepine, phenytoin or corticosteroids usage. Enhanced block when used with drugs that have ne... View More