Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Atracurium
ATC Code
M03AC04
Status
Essential Medicine
How to Take It
1
Adult
Scraped Dose
An adult patient (17 years of age) unintentionally received an initial dose of 1.3 mg/kg of atracurium besylate. The time from injection to 25% recovery (83 minutes) was approximately twice that ob
2
Child
Scraped Dose
Three pediatric patients (3 weeks, 4 and 5 months of age) unintentionally received doses of 0.8 mg/kg to 1 mg/kg of atracurium besylate. The time to 25% recovery (50 to 55 minutes) following these
Important Warnings
ATRACURIUM SHOULD BE USED ONLY BY THOSE SKILLED IN AIRWAY MANAGEMENT AND RESPIRATORY SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL MUST BE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION AND SUPPORT OF VENTILATION, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATION OF POSITIVE PRESSURE OXYGEN
ADEQUACY OF RESPIRATION MUST BE ASSURED THROUGH ASSISTED OR CONTROLLED VENTILATION
ANTICHOLINESTERASE REVERSAL AGENTS SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE
DO NOT GIVE ATRACURIUM BESYLATE BY INTRAMUSCULAR ADMINISTRATION
Atracurium has no known effect on consciousness, pain threshold, or cerebration
It should be used only with adequate anesthesia
Atracurium besylate injection, which has an acid pH, should not be mixed with alkaline solutions (e
Drug Interactions
Drugs which may enhance the neuromuscular blocking action of atracurium include: enflurane
isoflurane
halothane
certain antibiotics
especially the aminoglycosides and polymyxins
lithium
magnesium salts
procainamide
Price Intelligence
Rs 1,413.37
DRAP approved maximum price · per pack of 5 · approved 23 Jul, 2026
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
DRAPper pack of 5Rs 1,413.37
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