Atracurium besilate

Active ingredient description

Atracurium besilate is a non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking agent with an intermediate duration of action, administered intravenously to produce skeletal muscle relaxation.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code
Group title
Classification
M03AC04
Atracurium
M Musculo-skeletal system → M03 Muscle relaxants → M03A Muscle relaxants, peripherally acting agents → M03AC Other quaternary ammonium compounds
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Medicines

$substanceName is the active ingredient of these drugs:

Drug
Countries
ATACURE

Tunisia

ATRASYL

Estonia

CURARIUM

Tunisia

TRACRIUM

Austria Brazil Cyprus Estonia France

TRACUR

Brazil

Product monographs

Medicine agencies around the world have authorized marketing of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title
Type
Country
ATRACURIUM BESYLATE Solution for injection
Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
UK

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 64228-79-1
CAS Substance: 64228-81-5
DrugBank Drug: DB13295
RxNorm Ingredient: 1218
SNOMED-CT Concept: 372835000
Atracurium (substance)
SNOMED-CT Concept: 72752006
Atracurium besilate (substance)
UNII Identifier: 40AX66P76P
ATRACURIUM BESYLATE
 
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