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
Side effects of Arduan
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
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