Rocuronium hameln
Rocuronium hameln is a medicine that relaxes your muscles during surgery and helps doctors insert a breathing tube for assisted ventilation.
Form
injektio-/infuusioneste, liuos
Strength
10 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Rocuronium bromide
Manufacturer
Hameln Pharma GmbH
How to Use
Dosage
The usual starting dose is 0.6 mg for each kilogram of your body weight.
Method
A doctor will give this medicine into a vein as a single shot or as a continuous drip (infusion) over a longer time.
Important
Your anaesthesiologist will decide the right dose and any extra doses you might need, depending on your condition and the procedure. The effect typically lasts 30-40 minutes.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •The medicine is too strong or not strong enough.
- •The effect of the medicine lasts longer than expected (longer recovery from anesthesia).
- •Long-lasting muscle weakness (prolonged muscle block).
- •Lower blood pressure.
- •Faster heart rate.
- •Pain at the injection site.
RARE
- •Allergic reactions, such as trouble breathing, collapse of blood circulation, and shock.
- •Sudden narrowing of the airways (bronchospasm).
- •Breathing problems related to anesthesia.
- •Muscle weakness.
- •Steroid-induced muscle disease (steroid myopathy).
- •Itching, swelling, skin rash, or redness.
- •Widespread, severe rash.
- •Allergic swelling (angioedema).
- •Hives (urticaria).
- •Paralysis (inability to move).
- •Circulatory problems (circulatory collapse and shock).
- •Breathing failure.
- •No breathing (apnea).
- •Severe allergic reaction with chest pain or heart attack (Kounis syndrome).
- •Enlarged pupils or pupils that do not change size when light or other things change.
Important Warnings
- Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to rocuronium bromide, bromide, or any other ingredients in it.
- Tell your doctor if you are allergic to other muscle relaxing medicines.
- Tell your doctor if you have kidney, liver, or gallbladder problems.
- Tell your doctor if you have heart disease or problems with your blood circulation.
- Tell your doctor if you have swelling (for example, in your ankles).
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- Tell your doctor if you have a disease that affects your nerves or muscles, such as myasthenia gravis.
- Tell your doctor if you have ever had a very low body temperature during anesthesia or a severe fever.
- Tell your doctor if you have a fever, low calcium or potassium, high magnesium, low protein, dehydration, or too much acid in your blood.
- Tell your doctor if you have high carbon dioxide levels in your blood or breathe too fast (hyperventilation).
- Tell your doctor if you have severe weight loss (cachexia), are very overweight, elderly, or have burns.
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to have a baby. You should avoid breastfeeding for 6 hours after receiving this medicine.
- Do not drive or use dangerous machines for 24 hours after treatment, and make sure an adult goes home with you.