Vecuronium

🧮 Dose calculator

Tracheal intubation and neuromuscular blockade · Regimen source: FDA Vecuronium · Dosage and Administration

• • Maintenance 0.01–0.015 mg/kg, first at 25–40 min then about every 12–15 min. Potentiated by inhaled anaesthetics. Infants 7 weeks–1 y are more sensitive and recover more slowly. FDA Vecuronium · Dosage and AdministrationFDA Vecuronium · Pediatric Use
• • Only by personnel trained in anaesthesia, with airway, ventilation and resuscitation equipment at hand. FDA Vecuronium · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Vecuronium · Pregnancy: Teratogenic Effects; Pregnancy Category C:

  “Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with vecuronium.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Vecuronium · Nursing Mothers:

  “Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when vecuronium is administered to a nursing woman.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Vecuronium · Pediatric Use:

  “The safety and effectiveness of vecuronium in pediatric patients less than 7 weeks of age have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

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

  “Dose selections for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.