A quaternary skeletal muscle relaxant usually used in the form of its bromide, chloride, or iodide. It is a depolarizing relaxant, acting in about 30 seconds and with a duration of effect averaging three to five minutes. Succinylcholine is used in surgical, anesthetic, and other procedures in which a brief period of muscle relaxation is called for.
Also Known As:
Suxamethonium Chloride; Suxamethonium; Anectine; Quelicin; Succinyldicholine; Celocurine; Dicholine Succinate; Ditilin; Listenon; Lysthenon; Myorelaxin; Succicuran; Succinylcholine Chloride; Succinylcholine Dibromide; Succinylcholine Dichloride; Succinylcholine Dichloride, Di-H2O; Succinylcholine Diiodide; Succinylcholine Diperchlorate; Succinylcholine Iodide; Suxamethonium Bromide; Bromide, Suxamethonium; Dibromide, Succinylcholine; Dichloride, Succinylcholine; Diiodide, Succinylcholine; Diperchlorate, Succinylcholine; Succinate, Dicholine; Succinylcholine Dichloride, Di H2O; Ethanaminium, 2,2'-((1,4-dioxo-1,4-butanediyl)bis(oxy))bis(N,N,N-trimethyl)-