ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

M03AB01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000306-40-1

Chemical Formula

[C14-H30-N2-O4]²⁺

Molecular Weight

290

Therapeutic Category

Peripherally acting, depolarizing muscle relaxant

Chemical Name

Etanaminium, 2,2'-[(1,4-dioxo-1,4-butanediyl)bis(oxy)]bis[N,N,N-trimetyl-]

Foreign Names

• Suxamethonium (Latin)
• Suxamethonium (German)
• Suxaméthonium (French)
• Suxametonio (Spanish)

Generic Names

• 4-04-00-01451 (Beilstein) (IS)
• BRN 1805311 (IS)
• Succinylcholine (IS)
• UNII-J2R869A8YF (IS)
• Suxamethonium Chloride (OS: BAN)
• Suxametonio cloruro (OS: DCIT)
• Choline Chloride Succinate (IS)
• Succinylcholine chloride (IS)
• Succinylcholine dichloride (IS)
• Succinyldicholine chloride (IS)
• UNII-I9L0DDD30I (IS)
• Succinylcholine Chloride (PH: USP 41)
• Suxamethonium Chloride Hydrate (OS: JAN)
• Suxamethonii chloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
• Suxaméthonium (chlorure de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Suxamethonium chloride (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
• Suxamethonium Chloride (PH: BP 2018)
• Suxamethonium Chloride Hydrate (PH: JP XVII)
• Suxamethoniumchlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Dithylinum (IS)
• NSC 221197 (IS)
• Succinylcholine iodide (IS)
• UNII-PG6H2852BK (IS)

Brand Names

• Actirelax Northia
  Northia, Argentina
• Succi
  Scott-Cassara, Argentina
• Succinilcolina fu
  FU, Uruguay
• Succinilcolina Fusa
  Farmaco Urug., Paraguay
• Suxamethonium Labesfal
  Labesfal, Tunisia
• Suxametonio Cloruro Sanderson
  Sanderson, Paraguay
• Anectine
  Aspen, Ireland; Aspen, Malta; GlaxoSmithKline, Spain; GlaxoSmithKline, Mexico; GlaxoSmithKline UK, United Kingdom; Sandoz, United States
• Anekcin
  Harson, Philippines
• Anektil
  Oboi, Philippines
• Arilax
  Elite Pharma, Pakistan
• Celocurin
  Meda, Sweden
• Celocurine
  Biodim, France; CSP, Belgium
• Chlorsuccillin
  PharmaSwiss, Poland
• Cloruro de Succinilcolina Rivero
  Rivero, Paraguay
• Distensil L
  Trifarma, Peru
• Entubate
  AHPL, India
• Fosfitone
  Fada Pharma, Argentina
• Fosfitone 100
  Bioxel, Uruguay
• Fosfitone 500
  Bioxel, Uruguay
• Leptosuccine
  Pliva, Pakistan
• Lysthenon
  Actavis, Turkey; Takeda, Lithuania; Takeda, Romania; Takeda GmbH, Estonia
• Lysthenon 0,1 g/5 ml
  Takeda Pharma, Austria
• Lysthenon 1%
  Takeda, Germany
• Lysthenon 2%
  Takeda Pharma, Switzerland
• Lysthenon 5%
  Takeda Pharma, Switzerland
• Lysthenon Fort
  Actavis, Turkey
• Midarine
  GlaxoSmithKline, India; GlaxoSmithKline, Italy; GlaxoSmithKline, Kuwait; GlaxoSmithKline Manufacturing, Serbia; GlaxoSmithKline GSK, Oman
• Mioflex
  B. Braun Medical, Spain
• Mioflex Braun
  B. Braun Medical, Portugal
• Muselax
  Zafa, Pakistan
• Pharma-Q Suxamethonium
  Pharma-Q, South Africa
• Quelicin
  Hospira, Philippines; Hospira, United States; Pfizer, Canada; Transfarma Medica Indah/Hospira, Indonesia
• Rapilax
  ACI, Bangladesh
• Relaxin
  Shinlin Sinseng, Taiwan
• Scoline
  GlaxoSmithKline, India
• Succicholine
  Ilsung, South Korea
• Succinil Colin
  União Química, Brazil
• Succinilcolina
  Rivero, Argentina
• Succinilcolina Cloruro Biosano
  Biosano, Paraguay
• Succinolin 100mg/2ml
  Amino, Switzerland
• Succinolin 500mg/10ml
  Amino, Switzerland
• Succinyl Asta
  ASTA Medica, Bangladesh
• Succinylcholin 2% Inresa
  Inresa, Malta
• Succinylcholine chloride misr
  Misr, Egypt
• Succinylcholine Chloride Teligent
  Teligent, Canada
• Succitrat
  Blau, Brazil
• Sukolin
  Orion Pharma, Finland
• Suxaméthonium Biocodex
  Biocodex, France
• Suxamethonium Chlorid
  VUAB Pharma, Bosnia & Herzegowina
• Suxamethonium Chloride
  AstraZeneca, New Zealand; Concordia, United Kingdom; Martindale, United Kingdom; Max Health, New Zealand
• Suxamethonium Chloride BP
  AstraZeneca, Australia
• Suxamethonium Chloride Martindale
  Martindale Pharmaceuticals, Cyprus
• Suxamethonium Chloride Vuab
  VUAB Pharma a.s., Slovakia
• Suxamethonium Chloride-Fresenius
  Fresenius Kabi, South Africa
• Suxamethonium Cl Astrazeneca
  AstraZeneca, Hong Kong
• Suxamethoniumchloride CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands
• Suxametonio Cloruro Sanderson
  Laboratorio Sanderson, Chile
• Suxametónio-Labesfal
  Labesfal, Portugal
• Suxonium
  Techno Drugs, Bangladesh
• Celocurine
  Biodim, Luxembourg
• Lycitrope
  Cooper, Cyprus
• Lysthenon
  Takeda, Georgia
• Lysthenon 10mg/ml
  Takeda Austria, Bulgaria
• Lysthenon 2%
  Takeda, Germany
• Lysthenon 20mg/ml
  Takeda Austria, Bulgaria
• Lysthenon 5%
  Takeda, Germany
• Lysthenon siccum
  Takeda, Germany
• Relaxin
  Kyorin Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Succinyl-Asta
  Asta Medica, Paraguay
• Succinylcholin 2% Inresa
  Inresa, Germany
• Suxamethonium
  Maruishi Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Suxamethonium Chloride Vuab
  VUAB Pharma, Czech Republic
• Dithylin-Darnitsa
  Darnitsa, Georgia
• Succinylcholinjodid ICN
  ICN, Lithuania

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.