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A quaternary skeletal muscle relaxant usually 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.

Also Known As:

Suxamethonium Chloride; Suxamethonium; Anectine; Quelicin; Succinyldicholine; Celocurine; Dicholine Succinate; Ditilin; Listenon; Lysthenon; Myorelaxin; Succicuran; Succinylcholine Chloride; Succinylcholine Dibromide; Succinylcholine Dichloride; Succinylcholine Dichloride, Di-H2O; Succinylcholine Diiodide; Succinylcholine Diperchlorate; Succinylcholine Iodide; Suxamethonium Bromide; Bromide, Suxamethonium; Dibromide, Succinylcholine; Dichloride, Succinylcholine; Diiodide, Succinylcholine; Diperchlorate, Succinylcholine; Succinate, Dicholine; Succinylcholine Dichloride, Di H2O; Ethanaminium, 2,2'- ((1,4- dioxo- 1,4- butanediyl)bis(oxy))bis(N,N,N- trimethyl)-

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents

Organic Chemicals: 133
- Amines: 4871
  - Quaternary Ammonium Compounds: 136
    - Trimethyl Ammonium Compounds: 1
      - Choline: 6256
        Succinylcholine: 1878
- Carboxylic Acids: 973
  - Acyclic Acids
    - Dicarboxylic Acids: 108
      - Succinates: 13
        Succinylcholine: 1878
- Onium Compounds
  - Quaternary Ammonium Compounds: 136
    - Choline: 6256
      - Succinylcholine: 1878

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