Rocuronium Bromide

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

M03AC09

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0119302-91-9

Chemical Formula

C32-H53-Br-N2-O4

Molecular Weight

609

Therapeutic Category

Muscle relaxant, peripherally acting

Chemical Name

1-Allyl-1-(3α,17ß-dihydroxy-2ß-morpholino-5α-androstan-16ß-yl)pyrrolidinium bromide, 17-acetate

Foreign Names

• Rocuronii bromidum (Latin)
• Rocuronium bromid (German)
• Bromure de rocuronium (French)
• Bromuro de rocuronio (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Rocuronium (bromure de) (OS: DCF)
• Rocuronium Bromide (OS: USAN, BAN)
• Org 9426 (IS: Organon)
• Rocuronii bromidum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Rocuronium Bromide (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Esmeron
  Essex, Germany; Essex Chemie, Switzerland; Organon, United Arab Emirates; Organon, Australia; Organon, Bangladesh; Organon, Belgium; Organon, Bahrain; Organon, Brazil; Organon, Chile; Organon, Cyprus; Organon, Czech Republic; Organon, Denmark; Organon, Estonia; Organon, Egypt; Organon, Spain; Organon, Greece; Organon, Hong Kong; Organon, Croatia (Hrvatska); Organon, Hungary; Organon, Indonesia; Organon, Israel; Organon, Iraq; Organon, Iran; Organon, Iceland; Organon, Italy; Organon, Jordan; Organon, Kuwait; Organon, Lebanon; Organon, Lithuania; Organon, Luxembourg; Organon, Latvia; Organon, Libya; Organon, Malta; Organon, Mexico; Organon, Norway; Organon, Oman; Organon, Peru; Organon, Philippines; Organon, Poland; Organon, Portugal; Organon, Qatar; Organon, Romania; Organon, Serbia; Organon, Saudi Arabia; Organon, Sudan; Organon, Singapore; Organon, Slovakia; Organon, Syria; Organon, Thailand; Organon, Tunisia; Organon, Turkey; Organon, Taiwan; Organon, Venezuela; Organon, Yemen; Organon N.V., Austria; Salus, Slovenia; Sanofi-Aventis, South Africa; Schering, New Zealand; Schering-Plough, Finland; Schering-Plough, France; Schering-Plough, United Kingdom; Schering-Plough, Sweden



• Esmeron (veterinary use)
  Organon Animalhealth, United Kingdom



• Flacidine
  AC Farma, Peru



• Roculax
  Kalbe, Indonesia



• Rocuronium B. Braun
  Braun, Sweden



• Rocuronium Bromide
  APP, United States; Generamedix, United States; Hospira, United States; Sandoz, United States; Teva USA, United States



• Rocuronium Fresenius Kabi
  Fresenius, Sweden



• Rocuronium Sandoz
  Sandoz, Switzerland



• Rocuroniumbromid Hexal
  Hexal, Germany



• Rocuroniumbromid Kabi
  Fresenius, Germany



• Rocuroniumbromid-hameln
  Hameln, Germany



• Rocuroniumbromid-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Rocuronium-Mepha
  Mepha Pharma, Switzerland



• Zemuron
  Organon, Canada; Schering, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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