Vecuronium Bromide

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0050700-72-6

Chemical Formula

C34-H57-Br-N2-O4

Molecular Weight

637

Therapeutic Category

Muscle relaxant, peripherally acting

Chemical Name

Piperidinium, 1-[(2ß,3α,5α,16ß,17ß)-3,17-bis(acetyloxy)-2-(1-piperidinyl)androstan-16-yl]-1-methyl-, bromide

Foreign Names

• Vecuronii Bromidum (Latin)
• Vecuronium bromid (German)
• Bromure de Vécuronium (French)
• Bromuro de vecuronio (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Vecuronio bromuro (OS: DCIT)
• Vecuronium Bromide (OS: JAN, USAN, BAN)
• NC 45 (IS)
• Necuronium bromide (IS)
• Org NC 45 (IS)
• Vecuronium Bromide (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 5)

Brand Names

• Blok-L
  Mustafa Nevzat, Turkey



• Bromuro De Vecuronio Coll Farma
  Coll, Spain



• Curlem
  Ethicalpharma, Peru



• Curon
  Techno, Bangladesh



• Ecron
  Korea United Pharm, Indonesia; Pharos, Indonesia



• Galaren
  Fada, Argentina



• Musculax
  Schering-Plough, Japan



• Muscurate
  Fuji Yakuhin, Japan



• Muscuron
  Pharmaplan, South Africa



• Nodescrón
  Pisa, Mexico



• Norcuron
  Essex, Germany; Essex Chemie, Switzerland; Organon, United Arab Emirates; Organon, Australia; Organon, Bangladesh; Organon, Belgium; Organon, Bahrain; Organon, Brazil; Organon, Chile; Organon, Cyprus; Organon, Czech Republic; Organon, Estonia; Organon, Egypt; Organon, Spain; Organon, Finland; Organon, Greece; Organon, Hong Kong; Organon, Hungary; Organon, Indonesia; Organon, Israel; Organon, India; Organon, Iraq; Organon, Iran; Organon, Italy; Organon, Jordan; Organon, Kuwait; Organon, Lebanon; Organon, Luxembourg; Organon, Libya; Organon, Malta; Organon, Mexico; Organon, Norway; Organon, Oman; Organon, Peru; Organon, Philippines; Organon, Poland; Organon, Portugal; Organon, Qatar; Organon, Romania; Organon, Serbia; Organon, Saudi Arabia; Organon, Sudan; Organon, Singapore; Organon, Slovakia; Organon, Syria; Organon, Thailand; Organon, Turkey; Organon, Venezuela; Organon, Yemen; Organon N.V., Austria; Pharmaco, New Zealand; Salus, Slovenia; Sanofi-Aventis, South Africa; Schering-Plough, France; Schering-Plough, United Kingdom; Schering-Plough, Croatia (Hrvatska); Schering-Plough, Sweden



• Norcuron (veterinary use)
  Organon Animalhealth, United Kingdom



• Rivecrum
  Rivero, Argentina



• Vecubrom
  Trifarma, Peru



• Vecural
  Richmond, Argentina; Richmond, Peru



• Vecuron
  Cristália, Brazil; Pharmakin, Venezuela; Scott, Argentina



• Vecuronio Bromuro
  Bestpharma, Chile; Vitalis, Venezuela



• Vecuronio Gray
  Gray, Argentina



• Vecuronium Bromide
  Baxter, United States; Bedford, United States; Generamedix, United States; Hospira, United States; Sicor, United States; Steris, United States; Sun, United States; Teva USA, United States; Watson, United States



• Vecuronium Hikma
  Hikma, Germany



• Vecuronium Inresa
  Inresa, Germany

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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