What is Rocuronium Bromide: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

How to take Rocuronium Bromide

• Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein.

• Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

• You will receive this medicine while you are in a hospital or emergency room.

What to do if you miss a dose of Rocuronium Bromide

Rocuronium Bromide contraindications

• This medicine is not right for everyone. You should not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to rocuronium or similar medicines.

Rocuronium Bromide warnings

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have liver disease, heart or blood vessel disease, heart rhythm problems (such as QT prolongation), high blood pressure, myasthenia gravis, or Eaton-Lambert syndrome. Tell your doctor if you or a family member has a history of malignant hyperthermia (dangerous increase in body temperature) during surgery.

• Pain, itching, burning, swelling, or a lump under your skin where the needle is placed

• Trouble breathing

• Fast or uneven heartbeat, high fever, rigid muscles

• This medicine may cause muscle problems when used for a long time in intensive care unit (ICU). Talk to your doctor if you have concerns about this.

Rocuronium Bromide interactions

• This medicine may cause muscle problems when used for a long time in intensive care unit (ICU). Talk to your doctor if you have concerns about this.

• Some medicines can affect how rocuronium works. Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following:Lithium, procainamide, quinidineAntibiotics (such as amikacin, bacitracin, colistin, gentamicin, polymyxin, sodium colistimethate, streptomycin, tetracycline, vancomycin)Magnesium saltsMedicine for seizuresSteroid medicine (such as dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone, prednisolone, prednisone)