Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Atracurium
Drug Class
Muscle Relaxant
ATC Code
M03AC04
Status
Essential Medicine
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Uses
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How It Works
Should be administered only with adequate general anaesthesia and under the close supervision of an experienced anaesthetist and with adequate facilities for endotracheal intubation and artificial ventilation. May be administered undiluted as a bolus injection, administration via infusion requires the use of an infu-sion pump. Use infusion solutions within 24 hours of preparation.
How to Take It
1
Adult · IV
0.3 to 0.6 mg/ kg — As recommended.
Initial Bolus Dose
2
Adult · IV Inf
0.3 to 0.6 mg/ kg/hr — As recommended.
Maintenance Dose
3
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
4
Child · Intra Venous
0.3 to 0.6 mg/kg — As recommended.
As Required
5
Child · IV Infusion
0.005 to 0.01 mg/kg.min — As recommended.
As Required
6
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
Safety Alerts
Atracurium besylate hypersensitivity
Important Warnings
Burns (increased doses may be required), cardiovascular disease (reduce rate of administration), electrolyte and fluid disturbances, hypothermia, myasthenia gravis, neuromuscular disorders
To avoid excessive dosage in obese patients, dose should be calculated on the basis of ideal body-weight
Side Effects
Anaphylactoid reactions (rare)acute myopathy (after prolonged use in intensive care)bronchospasmhypotensionseizuresskin flushingtachycardiacardiovascular effects
Drug Interactions
Anticholinesterases
thiazide diuretics.
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
Caution advised
Lactation
Caution advised
Storage
Inj Store in refrigerator. Do not Freeze.
Price Intelligence
Rs 942.25
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
No retail prices recorded
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