Injection
10 mg/ml
Dosage Forms
Uses
Dose and Duration
Dose should be individualised for each patient.
Neuromuscular blockade in surgery
Adult and child over 1 month: by IV injection, 0.6 mg/kg, then maintenance dose of 0.15 mg/kg. By IV infusion, give a loading dose of 0.6 mg/kg, then 0.3–0.6 mg/kg/hour adjusted according to response.
Elderly: loading dose of 0.6 mg, then maintenance dose 0.075–0.1 mg/kg by IV injection or 0.3–0.4 mg/kg/hour by IV infusion.
Neuromuscular blockade in intensive care
Adult and child over 1 month: by IV injection 0.6 mg/kg, then maintenance by IV infusion, 0.3–0.6 mg/kg/hour for the first hour, then adjusted according to response.