Succinylcholine Chloride
Generic: SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE
Basic Information
Manufacturer
Somerset Therapeutics, LLC
Product Type
HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Route of Administration
INTRAMUSCULAR
FDA Set ID
690a0231-dbba-4695-a843-842a14c6587c
Indications & Usage
1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Succinylcholine chloride injection is indicated in adults and pediatric patients: as an adjunct to general anesthesia to facilitate tracheal intubation to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation.
Succinylcholine chloride injection is a depolarizing neuromuscular blocker indicated in adults and pediatric patients: as an adjunct to general anesthesia (1) to facilitate tracheal intubation (1) to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation.
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Succinylcholine chloride injection is a depolarizing neuromuscular blocker indicated in adults and pediatric patients: as an adjunct to general anesthesia (1) to facilitate tracheal intubation (1) to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation.
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Adverse Reactions
6 ADVERSE REACTIONS The following clinically significant adverse reactions are discussed in greater detail in other sections of the labeling: Ventricular Dysrhythmias, Cardiac Arrest, and Death from Hyperkalemic Rhabdomyolysis in Pediatric Patients [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)] Anaphylaxis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)] Hyperkalemia [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4)] Malignant Hyperthermia [see Warnings and Precautions (5.5)] Bradycardia [see Warnings and Precautions (5.6)] Increase in Intraocular Pressure [see Warnings and Precautions (5.7)] Prolonged Neuromuscular Block due to Phase II Block and Tachyphylaxis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.8)] The following adverse reactions associated with the use of succinylcholine were identified in clinical studies or postmarketing reports.
Because some of these reactions were reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure: Cardiovascular disorders: Cardiac arrest, arrhythmias, bradycardia, tachycardia, hypertension, hypotension Electrolyte disorders: Hyperkalemia Eye disorders: Increased intraocular pressure Gastrointestinal disorders: Excessive salivation Immune system disorders: Hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis (in some cases life-threatening and fatal) Musculoskeletal disorders: Malignant hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis with possible myoglobinuric acute renal failure, muscle fasciculation, jaw rigidity, postoperative muscle pain Respiratory disorders: Prolonged respiratory depression or apnea Skin disorders: Rash Adverse reactions reported with succinylcholine are cardiac arrest, malignant hyperthermia, arrhythmias, bradycardia, tachycardia, hypertension, hypotension, hyperkalemia, prolonged respiratory depression or apnea.
(6) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Somerset Therapeutics, LLC at 1-800-417-9175 or the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/ medwatch.
Because some of these reactions were reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure: Cardiovascular disorders: Cardiac arrest, arrhythmias, bradycardia, tachycardia, hypertension, hypotension Electrolyte disorders: Hyperkalemia Eye disorders: Increased intraocular pressure Gastrointestinal disorders: Excessive salivation Immune system disorders: Hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis (in some cases life-threatening and fatal) Musculoskeletal disorders: Malignant hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis with possible myoglobinuric acute renal failure, muscle fasciculation, jaw rigidity, postoperative muscle pain Respiratory disorders: Prolonged respiratory depression or apnea Skin disorders: Rash Adverse reactions reported with succinylcholine are cardiac arrest, malignant hyperthermia, arrhythmias, bradycardia, tachycardia, hypertension, hypotension, hyperkalemia, prolonged respiratory depression or apnea.
(6) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Somerset Therapeutics, LLC at 1-800-417-9175 or the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/ medwatch.