Sukolin
Sukolin is a medicine used to relax muscles quickly for short periods, often during general anesthesia, for procedures like inserting a breathing tube, electroshock therapy, or setting bones and joints.
Form
injektio-/infuusioneste, liuos
Strength
50 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Suxamethonium chloride dihydrate
Manufacturer
Orion Corporation
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide your specific dose based on your weight and the procedure.
Method
This medicine is given as an injection into a vein (intravenously) or as a continuous infusion into a vein.
Important
The total dose should not be more than 500 mg per day.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Stomach cramps or pain, feeling sick or full
- •Visible muscle twitching under the skin
- •Muscle pain after surgery
- •Increased pressure inside the eye, which may cause headache or blurred vision
- •Skin redness
- •Rash
- •High potassium levels in the blood
- •Fast or slow heart rate
- •Protein in blood or urine due to muscle damage
- •Muscle damage that can cause muscle aches, tenderness, stiffness, and weakness. Your urine may also look dark, red, or brownish.
RARE
- •Sudden, severe allergic reaction (very rare) which may include shortness of breath, wheezing, swelling of eyelids, face, lips, or other body parts, rash, itching, hives, or fainting.
- •Unusual heart rhythm
- •Heart problems, including changes in heart rate or heart stopping
- •Difficulty breathing or temporary stopping of breathing
- •Difficulty opening the mouth
- •Fever
- •Excessive salivation
- •High or low blood pressure
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to suxamethonium or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Tell your doctor if you have been told you have unusually low activity of a specific enzyme called cholinesterase.
- Tell your doctor if you or your family has a history of unusually high body temperature (hyperthermia).
- Tell your doctor if you have unusually high potassium levels in your blood.
- Inform your doctor if you or your family have a muscle weakness disease (like myotonia) or muscle wasting (like Duchenne muscular dystrophy).
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- Let your doctor know if you have severe liver or kidney problems.
- Inform your doctor if you have heart problems, including heart attacks, heart disease, or irregular heartbeat.
- Tell your doctor if you recently had an eye injury or have glaucoma (high pressure in the eye).
- Mention if you haven't been able to walk for a long time.
- Tell your doctor if you've ever had an allergic reaction to a muscle relaxant during surgery.