Cisatracurium

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🦴 Musculo-Skeletal SystemNon-depolarising neuromuscular blocker (benzylisoquinolinium)

Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA

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Tracheal intubation and neuromuscular blockade · Regimen source: FDA Cisatracurium · 2.2

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Warnings

  • • Only with ventilatory support available; does not cause unconsciousness (adequate anaesthesia required); anaphylaxis; residual paralysis — monitor with a peripheral nerve stimulator. FDA Cisatracurium · 5
  • • Fatal medication errors (separate storage and labelling); seizures (laudanosine); malignant hyperthermia. FDA Cisatracurium · 5

Formulations

👥 Special populations

  • 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

    Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Cisatracurium · 8.1

    “Risk Summary The 10 mL Cisatracurium Besylate Injection multiple-dose vials contain the preservative benzyl alcohol.”
  • 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

    Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Cisatracurium · 8.2

    “Risk Summary The 10 mL Cisatracurium Besylate Injection multiple-dose vials contain the preservative benzyl alcohol.”
  • 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

    The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Cisatracurium · 8.4

    “The safety and effectiveness of Cisatracurium Besylate Injection have not been established in pediatric patients less than 1 month of age.”
  • 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

    Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Cisatracurium · 8.5

    “Of the total number of subjects (135) in clinical studies of Cisatracurium Besylate Injection, 57, 63, and 15 subjects were 65 to 70 years old, 70 to 80 years old, and greater than 80 years old, respectively.”
  • ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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