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Succinylcholine Chloride and Hyperkalemia

Generic Name: succinylcholine
Dosage Forms: n.a.
Other Brand Names: Anectine , Quelicin

Result of checking the interaction of drug Succinylcholine Chloride and disease Hyperkalemia for safety when used together.

Check result:

Succinylcholine Chloride <> Hyperkalemia

Relevance: 23.07.2019 Reviewer: Shkutko P.M., M.D., in

When checking interaction based on authoritative sources Drugs.com, Rxlist.com, Webmd.com, Medscape.com there are contraindications or side effects that may cause harm or increase the negative effect from drug use in presence of concomitant diseases.

Consumer:

The use of succinylcholine is contraindicated in patients after the acute phase of injury following major burns, multiple trauma, extensive denervation of skeletal muscle, or upper motor neuron injury. has been associated with an elevation in potassium levels due to rapid release of potassium from intracellular sites. Therapy with succinylcholine should be administered cautiously in patients with hyperkalemic states such as extensive soft-tissue trauma, burns, chronic abdominal infections, and subarachnoid hemorrhage.

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