Pipecuronium bromide
Clinical data
Trade namesArduan
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
ATC code
Identifiers
  • (2β,3α,5α,16β,17β)-3,17-bis(acetyloxy)-2,16-bis(4,4-dimethylpiperazin-4-ium-1-yl)androstane dibromide
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ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.052.475
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC35H62Br2N4O4
Molar mass762.713 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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Pipecuronium (Arduan) is a bisquaternary aminosteroid muscle relaxant[1] which blocks nicotinic acetylcholine receptors[2] at the neuromuscular junction. It is also an antagonist of M2 and M3 muscarinic receptors[2] and is the most potent neuromuscular blocking agent of the aminosteroid class.

It is sold under the trade names Arduan and Pycuron. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WHOCC - ATC/DDD Index".
  2. 1 2 "Pipecuronium".
  3. ↑ "Pipecuronium - brand name list from". Drugs.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.



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