Succinylcholine Chloride Dihydrate

Description: Succinylcholine Succinylcholine Chloride Dihydrate (also called Suxamethonium Chloride Dihydrate), the dihydrate form of Succinylcholine Succinylcholine Chloride, is a quaternary skeletal muscle relaxant usually with anesthetic effects and is 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.

References: Anesthesiology. 2006 Apr; 104(4):724-33.