15.1.5 Neuromuscular blocking drugs
| First line drugs | Second line drugs | Specialist drugs | Secondary care drugs |
Traffic light status (TLS) explained:
- Green: Routine prescribing within licensed indication
- Amber 1: specialist recommendation followed by GP initiation and continuation
- Amber 2: specialist or GP initiation in line with local guideline after 1st line failure followed by GP continuation
- Amber 3: specialist initiation and stabilisation followed by GP continuation
- Amber SCG: specialist initiation and stabilisation followed by GP continuation in line with an agreed shared care guideline
- Red: Hospital or specialist prescribing only
Non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking drugs
Atracurium Besilate
- 25mg in 2.5mL amp
- 50mg in 5mL amp
- 250mg in 25mL vial
Cisatracurium
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150mg in 30mL vial
Mivacurium
- 10mg in 5mL amp
Rocuronium Bromide
- 50mg in 5mL vial
- 100mg in 10mL vial
Pancuronium Bromide
- 4mg in 2mL amp
Vecuronium Bromide
- 10mg vial
Depolarising neuromuscular blocking drugs
Suxamethonium Chloride
- 100mg in 2mL amp
- 100mg in 2mL Prefilled Syringe
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Last updated by: Dupe Fagbenro on 02-01-2019 10:37
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