This brand name is authorized in South Africa
The drug MUSCURON contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Vecuronium
UNII 7E4PHP5N1D - VECURONIUM BROMIDE
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Vecuronium is a non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking agent. Vecuronium blocks the transmission process between the motor nerve-ending and striated muscle by binding competitively with acetylcholine to the nicotinic receptors located in the motor end-plate region of striated muscle. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| M03AC03 | Vecuronium | M Musculo-skeletal system → M03 Muscle relaxants → M03A Muscle relaxants, peripherally acting agents → M03AC Other quaternary ammonium compounds |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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| Country: ZA | Health Products Regulatory Authority | Identifier(s): 36/17.1/0431 |
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