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It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Arduan. Please consult your doctor.
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Information regarding the use of Arduan during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.
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Information regarding the use of Arduan during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
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It is not known whether Arduan alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.
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There is limited information available on the use of Arduan in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.
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There is limited information available on the use of Arduan in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
Medicine Overview of Arduan 4mg/2ml Injection
Introduction
Arduan belongs to a group of medicines called muscle relaxants. It is used along with general anesthesia or sedatives to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgical procedures. It is also used to facilitate emergency airway management in patients in intensive care. Arduan is administered by a healthcare professional. You should not self-administer this medicine at home. The dose and duration will depend on what you are taking it for and how well it helps your symptoms. The medicine is generally well-tolerated with little or no side effects. However, it may cause injection site reactions (such as pain, redness, and swelling),...
... Show moreUses of Arduan
- Skeletal mucle relaxation during surgery
Side effects of Arduan
Common
- 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 the muscles.
Brief Description
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/kg.
Initial dose following suxamethonium admin or in patients at high risk: 50-60 mcg/kg.
Initial dose for caesarean section: 35 mcg/kg.
Contraindication
Hypersensitivity.
Mode of Action
Pipecuronium bromide is an aminosteroidal competitive neuromuscular blocker. It does not have significant CV adverse effects or histamine-related effects.
Precaution
Pulmonary disease, respiratory insufficiency, asthma, neuromuscular disease, dehydration, severely ill patients, hepatic or renal impairment. Doses in obese patients should be based on patient's ideal body weight. Pregnancy, lactation.
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 neuromuscular blocking activity such as lidocaine, quinidine, verapamil and aminoglycosides.
Potentially Fatal: Effects enhanced by volatile inhalational anaesthetics, ketamine (IV), antiarrhythmics, antibacterials, K depleting diuretics, parenteral Mg salts.