ROCURONIUM BROMIDE 10 mg/mL Injection, 10 mL — NDC 51662-1710-1 (Billing 51662-1710-01)
This is a package of 10 mL of ROCURONIUM BROMIDE 10 mg/mL Injection from HF Acquisition Co. LLC, DBA HealthFirst, marketed since Apr 2017 and currently FDA-listed. It is this product's only package size.
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- It relaxes your muscles during general anesthesia. That helps the team place a breathing tube and keeps you still during surgery or while you are on a ventilator. You will also be...
- Only through an IV by trained anesthesia staff in a hospital or surgical setting. You won't take it yourself. They adjust the dose for you and use a nerve stimulator to track how i...
- Most people notice little. Temporary changes in blood pressure are the most common effect. Less often, people have a fast heartbeat, nausea, vomiting, rash, itching or hiccups. You...
- Tell them about any past allergic reaction to a muscle relaxant. Also mention myasthenia gravis, liver disease, heart or lung blood vessel problems, and any medicines you take, suc...
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| Rocuronium 10 mg/mL 65219-0065-05 | Fresenius | 10 vials | $0.394 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| rocuronium bromide 10 mg/mL 00409-1403-10 | Hospira, | 10 vials | $0.394 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| rocuronium bromide 10 mg/mL 00409-3189-10 | Hospira, | 10 vials | $0.394 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 25021-0687-05 | Sagent | 10 vials | $0.394 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| rocuronium bromide 10 mg/mL 39822-4200-02 | XGen | 10 vials | $0.394 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Rocuronium 10 mg/mL 63323-0426-05 | Fresenius | 10 vials | $0.394 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 71288-0700-06 | Meitheal | 10 vials | $0.394 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 71839-0141-10 | BE | 10 vials | $0.394 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 72572-0650-10 | Civica, | 10 vials | $0.394 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 67457-0228-05 | Mylan | 10 vials | $0.394 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Rocuronium 10 mg/mL 65219-0442-05 | Fresenius | 10 vials | $0.394 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Rocuronium 10 mg/mL 81565-0204-02 | Phlow | 10 vials | $0.394 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 00409-9558-49 | Hospira, | 10 vials | $0.394 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 00143-9250-10 | Hikma | 10 vials | $0.394 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 65145-0130-10 | Caplin | 10 vials | $0.394 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Rocuronium 10 mg/mL 65219-0695-05 | Fresenius | 10 vials | $0.394 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 00781-3220-92 | Sandoz | 10 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 51662-1355-01 | HF | 10 ml | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| rocuronium bromide 10 mg/mL 00409-5160-10 | Hospira, | 10 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| rocuronium bromide 10 mg/mL 00409-7037-10 | Hospira, | 10 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 71288-0718-11 | Meitheal | 10 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 71839-0142-10 | BE | 10 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| rocuronium bromide 10 mg/mL 71872-7036-01 | Medical | 1 vial | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 71872-7207-01 | Medical | 1 vial | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 51662-1640-01 | HF | 5 ml | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 71872-7317-01 | Medical | 1 vial | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 72572-0651-10 | Civica, | 10 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 68083-0365-10 | Gland | 10 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| rocuronium bromide 10 mg/mL 71872-7309-01 | Medical | 1 vial | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 51662-1354-01 | HF | 5 ml | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium 10 mg/mL 65219-0697-10 | Fresenius | 10 vials | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 71872-7344-01 | Medical | 1 vial | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 84549-0131-10 | ProPharma | 10 ml | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 84549-0141-10 | ProPharma | 5 ml | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 71872-7372-01 | Medical | 1 vial | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 65145-0131-10 | Caplin | 10 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 51662-1641-01 | HF | 10 ml | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium 10 mg/mL 65219-0444-10 | Fresenius | 10 vials | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 00143-9251-10 | Hikma | 10 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 68083-0364-10 | Gland | 10 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 84549-0687-05 | ProPharma | 5 ml | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium 10 mg/mL 76045-0221-50 | Fresenius | 10 syringes | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mLthis 51662-1710-01 | HF | 10 ml | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium Bromide 10 mg/mL 51662-1711-01 | HF | 5 ml | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Rocuronium 10 mg/mL 76045-0220-50 | Fresenius | 10 syringes | — | — | FDA listed | — |
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🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Rocuronium Bromide Injection is indicated for inpatients and outpatients as an adjunct to general anesthesia to facilitate both rapid sequence and routine tracheal intubation, and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation.
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
2.1Important Dosing and Administration Information Rocuronium Bromide is for intravenous use only. This drug should only be administered by experienced clinicians or trained individuals supervised by an experienced clinician familiar with the use, actions, characteristics, and complications of neuromuscular blocking agents. Doses of Rocuronium Bromide Injection should be individualized and a peripheral nerve stimulator should be used to monitor drug effect, need for additional doses, adequacy of spontaneous recovery or antagonism, and to decrease the complications of overdosage if additional doses are administered.
The dosage information which follows is derived from studies based upon units of drug per unit of body weight. It is intended to serve as an initial guide to clinicians familiar with other neuromuscular blocking agents to acquire experience with Rocuronium Bromide. In patients in whom potentiation of, or resistance to, neuromuscular block is anticipated, a dose adjustment should be considered [see Dosage and Administration (2.6), Warnings and Precautions (5.10, 5.13), Drug Interactions (7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.8, 7.10), and Use in Specific Populations (8.6)].
Risk of Medication Errors: Accidental administration of neuromuscular blocking agents may be fatal. Store Rocuronium Bromide Injection with the cap and ferrule intact and in a manner that minimizes the possibility of selecting the wrong product [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3)].
2.2Dose for Tracheal Intubation The recommended initial dose of Rocuronium Bromide, regardless of anesthetic technique, is 0.6 mg/kg. Neuromuscular block sufficient for intubation (80% block or greater) is attained in a median (range) time of 1 (0.4–6) minute(s) and most patients have intubation completed within 2 minutes. Maximum blockade is achieved in most patients in less than 3 minutes.
This dose may be expected to provide 31 (15–85) minutes of clinical relaxation under opioid/nitrous oxide/oxygen anesthesia. Under halothane, isoflurane, and enflurane anesthesia, some extension of the period of clinical relaxation should be expected [see Drug Interactions (7.3)]. A lower dose of Rocuronium Bromide (0.45 mg/kg) may be used.
Neuromuscular block sufficient for intubation (80% block or greater) is attained in a median (range) time of 1.3 (0.8–6.2) minute(s), and most patients have intubation completed within 2 minutes. Maximum blockade is achieved in most patients in less than 4 minutes. This dose may be expected to provide 22 (12–31) minutes of clinical relaxation under opioid/nitrous oxide/oxygen anesthesia.
Patients receiving this low dose of 0.45 mg/kg who achieve less than 90% block (about 16% of these patients) may have a more rapid time to 25% recovery, 12 to 15 minutes. A large bolus dose of 0.9 or 1.2 mg/kg can be administered under opioid/nitrous oxide/oxygen anesthesia without adverse effects to the cardiovascular system [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.2)].
2.3Rapid Sequence Intubation In appropriately premedicated and adequately anesthetized patients, Rocuronium Bromide 0.6 to 1.2 mg/kg will provide excellent or good intubating conditions in most patients in less than 2 minutes [see Clinical Studies (14.1)].
2.4Maintenance Dosing Maintenance doses of 0.1, 0.15, and 0.2 mg/kg Rocuronium Bromide, administered at 25% recovery of control T1 (defined as 3 twitches of train-of-four), provide a median (range) of 12 (2–31), 17 (6–50), and 24 (7–69) minutes of clinical duration under opioid/nitrous oxide/oxygen anesthesia [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.2)]. In all cases, dosing should be guided based on the clinical duration following initial dose or prior maintenance dose and not administered until recovery of neuromuscular function is evident.
A clinically insignificant cumulation of effect with repetitive maintenance dosing has been observed [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.2)].
2.5Use by Continuous Infusion Infusion at an initial rate of 10 to… [Excerpted — this section continues on DailyMed.]
💊 Dosage Forms and Strengths ▾
3 DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS Rocuronium Bromide Injection is available as 5 mL multiple dose vials containing 50 mg Rocuronium Bromide Injection (10 mg/mL) 10 mL multiple dose vials containing 100 mg Rocuronium Bromide Injection (10 mg/mL)
⛔ Contraindications ▾
4 CONTRAINDICATIONS Rocuronium Bromide is contraindicated in patients known to have hypersensitivity (e.g., anaphylaxis) to rocuronium bromide or other neuromuscular blocking agents [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)].
⚠️ Warnings and Cautions ▾
5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
5.1Appropriate Administration and Monitoring Rocuronium Bromide should be administered in carefully adjusted dosages by or under the supervision of experienced clinicians who are familiar with the drug's actions and the possible complications of its use. The drug should not be administered unless facilities for intubation, mechanical ventilation, oxygen therapy, and an antagonist are immediately available. It is recommended that clinicians administering neuromuscular blocking agents such as Rocuronium Bromide employ a peripheral nerve stimulator to monitor drug effect, need for additional doses, adequacy of spontaneous recovery or antagonism, and to decrease the complications of overdosage if additional doses are administered.
5.2Anaphylaxis Severe anaphylactic reactions to neuromuscular blocking agents, including Rocuronium Bromide, have been reported. These reactions have, in some cases (including cases with Rocuronium Bromide), been life threatening and fatal. Due to the potential severity of these reactions, the necessary precautions, such as the immediate availability of appropriate emergency treatment, should be taken.
Precautions should also be taken in those patients who have had previous anaphylactic reactions to other neuromuscular blocking agents, since cross-reactivity between neuromuscular blocking agents, both depolarizing and non depolarizing, has been reported.
5.3Risk of Death due to Medication Errors Administration of Rocuronium Bromide Injection results in paralysis, which may lead to respiratory arrest and death; this progression may be more likely to occur in a patient for whom it is not intended. Confirm proper selection of intended product and avoid confusion with other injectable solutions that are present in the critical care and other clinical settings. If another healthcare provider is administering the product, ensure that the dose is clearly communicated.
5.4Need for Adequate Anesthesia Rocuronium Bromide has no known effect on consciousness, pain threshold, or cerebration. Therefore, its administration must be accompanied by adequate anesthesia or sedation.
5.5Residual Paralysis In order to prevent complications resulting from residual paralysis, it is recommended to extubate only after the patient has recovered sufficiently from neuromuscular block. Geriatric patients (65 years or older) may be at increased risk for residual neuromuscular block. Other factors which could cause residual paralysis after extubation in the post-operative phase (such as drug interactions or patient condition) should also be considered.
If not used as part of standard clinical practice the use of a reversal agent should be considered, especially in those cases where residual paralysis is more likely to occur.
5.6Long-Term Use in an Intensive Care Unit Rocuronium Bromide has not been studied for long-term use in the intensive care unit (ICU). As with other nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs, apparent tolerance to Rocuronium Bromide may develop during chronic administration in the ICU. While the mechanism for development of this resistance is not known, receptor up-regulation may be a contributing factor.
It is strongly recommended that neuromuscular transmission be monitored continuously during administration and recovery with the help of a nerve stimulator. Additional doses of Rocuronium Bromide or any other neuromuscular blocking agent should not be given until there is a definite response (one twitch of the train-of-four) to nerve stimulation. Prolonged paralysis and/or skeletal muscle weakness may be noted during initial attempts to wean from the ventilator patients who have chronically received neuromuscular blocking drugs in the ICU.
Myopathy after long-term administration of other nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents in the ICU alone or in combination with corticosteroid therapy has been reported. Therefore, for patients receiving both neuromuscular blocking age… [Excerpted — this section continues on DailyMed.]
🤒 Adverse Reactions ▾
6 ADVERSE REACTIONS In clinical trials, the most common adverse reactions (2%) are transient hypotension and hypertension. The following adverse reactions are described, or described in greater detail, in other sections: Anaphylaxis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)] Residual paralysis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.5)] Myopathy [see Warnings and Precautions (5.6)] Increased pulmonary vascular resistance [see Warnings and Precautions (5.12)]
6.1Clinical Trials Experience Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. Clinical studies in the US (n=1137) and Europe (n=1394) totaled 2531 patients. The patients exposed in the US clinical studies provide the basis for calculation of adverse reaction rates.
The following adverse reactions were reported in patients administered Rocuronium Bromide (all events judged by investigators during the clinical trials to have a possible causal relationship): Adverse reactions in greater than 1% of patients: None Adverse reactions in less than 1% of patients (probably related or relationship unknown): Cardiovascular: arrhythmia, abnormal electrocardiogram, tachycardia Digestive: nausea, vomiting Respiratory: asthma (bronchospasm, wheezing, or rhonchi), hiccup Skin and Appendages: rash, injection site edema, pruritus In the European studies, the most commonly reported reactions were transient hypotension (2%) and hypertension (2%); these are in greater frequency than the US studies (0.1% and 0.1%).
Changes in heart rate and blood pressure were defined differently from in the US studies in which changes in cardiovascular parameters were not considered as adverse events unless judged by the investigator as unexpected, clinically significant, or thought to be histamine related. In a clinical study in patients with clinically significant cardiovascular disease undergoing coronary artery bypass graft, hypertension and tachycardia were reported in some patients, but these occurrences were less frequent in patients receiving beta or calcium channel-blocking drugs.
In some patients, Rocuronium Bromide was associated with transient increases (30% or greater) in pulmonary vascular resistance. In another clinical study of patients undergoing abdominal aortic surgery, transient increases (30% or greater) in pulmonary vascular resistance were observed in about 24% of patients receiving Rocuronium Bromide 0.6 or 0.9 mg/kg. In pediatric patient studies worldwide (n=704), tachycardia occurred at an incidence of 5.3% (n=37), and it was judged by the investigator as related in 10 cases (1.4%).
6.2Postmarketing Experience In clinical practice, there have been reports of severe allergic reactions (anaphylactic and anaphylactoid reactions and shock) with Rocuronium Bromide, including some that have been life-threatening and fatal [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)]. Because these reactions were reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not possible to reliably estimate their frequency. To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. at 1-877-845-0689 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
🔄 Drug Interactions ▾
7 DRUG INTERACTIONS
7.1Antibiotics Drugs which may enhance the neuromuscular blocking action of nondepolarizing agents such as Rocuronium Bromide include certain antibiotics (e.g., aminoglycosides; vancomycin; tetracyclines; bacitracin; polymyxins; colistin; and sodium colistimethate). If these antibiotics are used in conjunction with Rocuronium Bromide, prolongation of neuromuscular block may occur.
7.2Anticonvulsants In 2 of 4 patients receiving chronic anticonvulsant therapy, apparent resistance to the effects of Rocuronium Bromide was observed in the form of diminished magnitude of neuromuscular block, or shortened clinical duration. As with other nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs, if Rocuronium Bromide is administered to patients chronically receiving anticonvulsant agents such as carbamazepine or phenytoin, shorter durations of neuromuscular block may occur and infusion rates may be higher due to the development of resistance to nondepolarizing muscle relaxants.
While the mechanism for development of this resistance is not known, receptor up-regulation may be a contributing factor [see Warnings and Precautions (5.10)].
7.3Inhalation Anesthetics Use of inhalation anesthetics has been shown to enhance the activity of other neuromuscular blocking agents (enflurane > isoflurane > halothane). Isoflurane and enflurane may also prolong the duration of action of initial and maintenance doses of Rocuronium Bromide and decrease the average infusion requirement of Rocuronium Bromide by 40% compared to opioid/nitrous oxide/oxygen anesthesia. No definite interaction between Rocuronium Bromide and halothane has been demonstrated.
In one study, use of enflurane in 10 patients resulted in a 20% increase in mean clinical duration of the initial intubating dose, and a 37% increase in the duration of subsequent maintenance doses, when compared in the same study to 10 patients under opioid/nitrous oxide/oxygen anesthesia. The clinical duration of initial doses of Rocuronium Bromide of 0.57 to 0.85 mg/kg under enflurane or isoflurane anesthesia, as used clinically, was increased by 11% and 23%, respectively. The duration of maintenance doses was affected to a greater extent, increasing by 30% to 50% under either enflurane or isoflurane anesthesia.
Potentiation by these agents is also observed with respect to the infusion rates of Rocuronium Bromide required to maintain approximately 95% neuromuscular block. Under isoflurane and enflurane anesthesia, the infusion rates are decreased by approximately 40% compared to opioid/nitrous oxide/oxygen anesthesia. The median spontaneous recovery time (from 25% to 75% of control T1) is not affected by halothane, but is prolonged by enflurane (15% longer) and isoflurane (62% longer).
Reversal-induced recovery of Rocuronium Bromide neuromuscular block is minimally affected by anesthetic technique [see Dosage and Administration (2.6) and Warnings and Precautions (5.10)].
7.4Lithium Carbonate Lithium has been shown to increase the duration of neuromuscular block and decrease infusion requirements of neuromuscular blocking agents [see Warnings and Precautions (5.10)].
7.5Local Anesthetics Local anesthetics have been shown to increase the duration of neuromuscular block and decrease infusion requirements of neuromuscular blocking agents [see Warnings and Precautions (5.10)].
7.6Magnesium Magnesium salts administered for the management of toxemia of pregnancy may enhance neuromuscular blockade [see Warnings and Precautions (5.10)].
7.7Nondepolarizing Muscle Relaxants There are no controlled studies documenting the use of Rocuronium Bromide before or after other nondepolarizing muscle relaxants. Interactions have been observed when other nondepolarizing muscle relaxants have been administered in succession.
7.8Procainamide Procainamide has been shown to increase the duration of neuromuscular block and decrease infusion requirements of neuromuscular blocking agents [see Warnings and Precaution… [Excerpted — this section continues on DailyMed.]
👥 Use in Specific Populations ▾
8 USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
8.1Pregnancy Developmental toxicology studies have been performed with Rocuronium Bromide in pregnant, conscious, nonventilated rabbits and rats. Inhibition of neuromuscular function was the endpoint for high-dose selection. The maximum tolerated dose served as the high dose and was administered intravenously 3 times a day to rats (0.3 mg/kg, 15%–30% of human intubation dose of 0.6–1.2 mg/kg based on the body surface unit of mg/m2) from Day 6 to 17 and to rabbits (0.02 mg/kg, 25% human dose) from Day 6 to 18 of pregnancy.
High-dose treatment caused acute symptoms of respiratory dysfunction due to the pharmacological activity of the drug. Teratogenicity was not observed in these animal species. The incidence of late embryonic death was increased at the high dose in rats, most likely due to oxygen deficiency.
Therefore, this finding probably has no relevance for humans because immediate mechanical ventilation of the intubated patient will effectively prevent embryo-fetal hypoxia. However, there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. Rocuronium Bromide should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.
8.2Labor and Delivery The use of Rocuronium Bromide in Cesarean section has been studied in a limited number of patients [see Clinical Studies (14.1)]. Rocuronium Bromide is not recommended for rapid sequence induction in Cesarean section patients.
8.4Pediatric Use The use of Rocuronium Bromide has been studied in pediatric patients 3 months to 14 years of age under halothane anesthesia. Of the pediatric patients anesthetized with halothane who did not receive atropine for induction, about 80% experienced a transient increase (30% or greater) in heart rate after intubation. One of the 19 infants anesthetized with halothane and fentanyl who received atropine for induction experienced this magnitude of change [see Dosage and Administration (2.6) and Clinical Studies (14.3)].
Rocuronium Bromide was also studied in pediatric patients up to 17 years of age, including neonates, under sevoflurane (induction) and isoflurane/nitrous oxide (maintenance) anesthesia. Onset time and clinical duration varied with dose, the age of the patient, and anesthetic technique. The overall analysis of ECG data in pediatric patients indicates that the concomitant use of Rocuronium Bromide with general anesthetic agents can prolong the QTc interval.
The data also suggest that Rocuronium Bromide may increase heart rate. However, it was not possible to conclusively identify an effect of Rocuronium Bromide independent of that of anesthesia and other factors. Additionally, when examining plasma levels of Rocuronium Bromide in correlation to QTc interval prolongation, no relationship was observed [see Dosage and Administration (2.6), Warnings and Precautions (5.9), and Clinical Studies (14.3)].
Rocuronium Bromide is not recommended for rapid sequence intubation in pediatric patients. Recommendations for use in pediatric patients are discussed in other sections [see Dosage and Administration (2.6) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.2)].
8.5Geriatric Use Rocuronium Bromide was administered to 140 geriatric patients (65 years or greater) in US clinical trials and 128 geriatric patients in European clinical trials. The observed pharmacokinetic profile for geriatric patients (n=20) was similar to that for other adult surgical patients [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)]. Onset time and duration of action were slightly longer for geriatric patients (n=43) in clinical trials.
Clinical experiences and recommendations for use in geriatric patients are discussed in other sections [see Dosage and Administration (2.6), Warnings and Precautions (5.5), Clinical Pharmacology (12.2), and Clinical Studies (14.2)].
8.6Patients with Hepatic Impairment Since Rocuronium Bromide is primarily excreted by the liver, it should be used with caution in patients with clinically signif… [Excerpted — this section continues on DailyMed.]
🆘 Overdosage ▾
10 OVERDOSAGE Overdosage with neuromuscular blocking agents may result in neuromuscular block beyond the time needed for surgery and anesthesia. The primary treatment is maintenance of a patent airway, controlled ventilation, and adequate sedation until recovery of normal neuromuscular function is assured. Once evidence of recovery from neuromuscular block is observed, further recovery may be facilitated by administration of an anticholinesterase agent in conjunction with an appropriate anticholinergic agent.
Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade: Anticholinesterase agents should not be administered prior to the demonstration of some spontaneous recovery from neuromuscular blockade. The use of a nerve stimulator to document recovery is recommended. Patients should be evaluated for adequate clinical evidence of neuromuscular recovery, e.g., 5-second head lift, adequate phonation, ventilation, and upper airway patency.
Ventilation must be supported while patients exhibit any signs of muscle weakness. Recovery may be delayed in the presence of debilitation, carcinomatosis, and concomitant use of certain drugs which enhance neuromuscular blockade or separately cause respiratory depression. Under such circumstances the management is the same as that of prolonged neuromuscular blockade.
🧬 Clinical Pharmacology ▾
12.1Mechanism of Action Rocuronium Bromide is a nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent with a rapid to intermediate onset depending on dose and intermediate duration. It acts by competing for cholinergic receptors at the motor end-plate. This action is antagonized by acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, such as neostigmine and edrophonium.
12.2Pharmacodynamics The ED95 (dose required to produce 95% suppression of the first [T1] mechanomyographic [MMG] response of the adductor pollicis muscle [thumb] to indirect supramaximal train-of-four stimulation of the ulnar nerve) during opioid/nitrous oxide/oxygen anesthesia is approximately 0.3 mg/kg. Patient variability around the ED95 dose suggests that 50% of patients will exhibit T1 depression of 91% to 97%. Table 4 presents intubating conditions in patients with intubation initiated at 60 to 70 seconds.
Table 5 presents the time to onset and clinical duration for the initial dose of Rocuronium Bromide Injection under opioid/nitrous oxide/oxygen anesthesia in adults and geriatric patients, and under halothane anesthesia in pediatric patients. Table 6 presents the time to onset and clinical duration for the initial dose of Rocuronium Bromide Injection under sevoflurane (induction) and isoflurane/nitrous oxide (maintenance) anesthesia in pediatric patients. The time to 80% or greater block and clinical duration as a function of dose are presented in Figures 1 and 2.
The clinical durations for the first 5 maintenance doses, in patients receiving 5 or more maintenance doses are represented in Figure 3 [see Dosage and Administration (2.4)]. Once spontaneous recovery has reached 25% of control T1, the neuromuscular block produced by Rocuronium Bromide is readily reversed with anticholinesterase agents, e.g., edrophonium or neostigmine. The median spontaneous recovery from 25% to 75% T1 was 13 minutes in adult patients.
When neuromuscular block was reversed in 36 adults at a T1 of 22% to 27%, recovery to a T1 of 89 (50–132)% and T4 /T1 of 69 (38–92)% was achieved within 5 minutes. Only 5 of 320 adults reversed received an additional dose of reversal agent. The median (range) dose of neostigmine was 0.04 (0.01–0.09) mg/kg and the median (range) dose of edrophonium was 0.5 (0.3–1.0) mg/kg.
In geriatric patients (n=51) reversed with neostigmine, the median T4 / T1 increased from 40% to 88% in 5 minutes. In clinical trials with halothane, pediatric patients (n=27) who received 0.5 mg/kg edrophonium had increases in the median T4/T1 from 37% at reversal to 93% after 2 minutes. Pediatric patients (n=58) who received 1 mg/kg edrophonium had increases in the median T4/T1 from 72% at reversal to 100% after 2 minutes.
Infants (n=10) who were reversed with 0.03 mg/kg neostigmine recovered from 25% to 75% T1 within 4 minutes. There were no reports of less than satisfactory clinical recovery of neuromuscular function. The neuromuscular blocking action of Rocuronium Bromide may be enhanced in the presence of potent inhalation anesthetics [see Drug Interactions (7.3)].
Hemodynamics: There were no dose-related effects on the incidence of changes from baseline (30% or greater) in mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) or heart rate associated with Rocuronium Bromide administration over the dose range of 0.12 to 1.2 mg/kg (4 × ED95) within 5 minutes after Rocuronium Bromide administration and prior to intubation. Increases or decreases in MAP were observed in 2% to 5% of geriatric and other adult patients, and in about 1% of pediatric patients. Heart rate changes (30% or greater) occurred in 0% to 2% of geriatric and other adult patients.
Tachycardia (30% or greater) occurred in 12 of 127 pediatric patients. Most of the pediatric patients developing tachycardia were from a single study where the patients were anesthetized with halothane and who did not receive atropine for induction [see Clinical Studies (14.3)]. In US studies, laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation following Rocuronium Bromide administration… [Excerpted — this section continues on DailyMed.]
📦 How Supplied / Storage and Handling ▾
16 HOW SUPPLIED / STORAGE AND HANDLING Rocuronium Bromide Injection is supplied as a sterile, nonpyrogenic, isotonic solution that is clear, colorless to yellow/orange, for intravenous injection only. Rocuronium Bromide Injection is available in the following: Rocuronium Bromide Injection 5 mL multiple dose vials containing 50 mg Rocuronium Bromide Injection (10 mg/mL) Box of 10 NDC 0143-9250-10 Rocuronium Bromide Injection 10 mL multiple dose vials containing 100 mg Rocuronium Bromide Injection (10 mg/mL) Box of 10 NDC 0143-9251-10 The container closure of this drug product does not contain natural rubber latex.
Rocuronium Bromide Injection should be stored in a refrigerator, 2º to 8ºC (36º to 46ºF). DO NOT FREEZE. Upon removal from refrigeration to room temperature storage conditions (25ºC/77ºF), use Rocuronium Bromide Injection within 60 days.
Use opened vials of Rocuronium Bromide Injection within 30 days. Safety and Handling: There is no specific work exposure limit for Rocuronium Bromide Injection. In case of eye contact, flush with water for at least 10 minutes.
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Rocuronium Bromide Injection is a nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent with a rapid to intermediate onset depending on dose and intermediate duration. Rocuronium bromide is chemically designated as 1-[17β-(acetyloxy)-3α-hydroxy-2β-(4-morpholinyl)-5α-androstan-16β-yl]-1-(2-propenyl)pyrrolidinium bromide. The structural formula is: The chemical formula is C32H53BrN2O4 with a molecular weight of 609.70.
The partition coefficient of rocuronium bromide in n-octanol/water is 0.5 at 20°C. Rocuronium Bromide is supplied as a sterile, nonpyrogenic, isotonic solution that is clear, colorless to yellow/orange, for intravenous injection only. Each mL contains 10 mg rocuronium bromide and 2 mg sodium acetate.
The aqueous solution is adjusted to isotonicity with sodium chloride and to a pH of 4 with acetic acid and/or sodium hydroxide. Structure
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HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESCRIBING INFORMATION These highlights do not include all the information needed to use ROCURONIUM BROMIDE INJECTION safely and effectively. See full prescribing information for ROCURONIUM BROMIDE INJECTION. ROCURONIUM BROMIDE injection, solution for intravenous use Initial U.S.
Approval: 1994 RECENT MAJOR CHANGES Dosage and Administration Important Dosing and Administration Information (2.1) 11/2018 Warnings and Precautions Risk of Death due to Medication Errors (5.3) 11/2018 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Rocuronium Bromide is a nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent indicated as an adjunct to general anesthesia to facilitate both rapid sequence and routine tracheal intubation, and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation. (1) DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION To be administered only by experienced clinicians or adequately trained individuals supervised by an experienced clinician familiar with the use, actions, characteristics, and complications of neuromuscular blocking agents.
(2.1) Individualize the dose for each patient. (2.1) Peripheral nerve stimulator recommended for determination of drug response and need for additional doses, and to evaluate recovery. (2.1) Store Rocuronium Bromide Injection with the cap and ferrule intact and in a manner that minimizes the possibility of selecting the wrong product.
(2.1) Tracheal intubation: Recommended initial dose is 0.6 mg/kg. (2.2) Rapid sequence intubation: 0.6 to 1.2 mg/kg. (2.3) Maintenance doses: Guided by response to prior dose, not administered until recovery is evident.
(2.4) Continuous infusion: Initial rate of 10 to 12 mcg/kg/min. Start only after early evidence of spontaneous recovery from an intubating dose. (2.5) DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS 5 mL multiple dose vials containing 50 mg Rocuronium Bromide Injection (10 mg/mL).
(3) 10 mL multiple dose vials containing 100 mg Rocuronium Bromide Injection (10 mg/mL). (3) CONTRAINDICATIONS Hypersensitivity (e.g., anaphylaxis) to Rocuronium Bromide or other neuromuscular blocking agents. (4) WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Appropriate Administration and Monitoring: Use only if facilities for intubation, mechanical ventilation, oxygen therapy, and an antagonist are immediately available.
(5.1) Anaphylaxis: Severe anaphylaxis has been reported. Consider cross-reactivity among neuromuscular blocking agents. (5.2) Risk of Death due to Medication Errors: Accidental administration can cause death (5.3) Need for Adequate Anesthesia: Must be accompanied by adequate anesthesia or sedation.
(5.4) Residual Paralysis: Consider using a reversal agent in cases where residual paralysis is more likely to occur. (5.5) ADVERSE REACTIONS Most common adverse reactions (2%) are transient hypotension and hypertension. (6) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. at 1-877-845-0689 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
DRUG INTERACTIONS Succinylcholine: Use before succinylcholine has not been studied. (7.11) Nondepolarizing muscle relaxants: Interactions have been observed. (7.7) Enhanced Rocuronium Bromide activity possible: Inhalation anesthetics (7.3), certain antibiotics (7.1), quinidine (7.10), magnesium (7.6), lithium (7.4), local anesthetics (7.5), procainamide (7.8) Reduced Rocuronium Bromide activity possible: Anticonvulsants.
(7.2) USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS Labor and Delivery: Not recommended for rapid sequence induction in patients undergoing Cesarean section. (8.2) Pediatric Use: Onset time and duration will vary with dose, age, and anesthetic technique. Not recommended for rapid sequence intubation in pediatric patients.
(8.4) See 17 for PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION. Revised: 5/2023
Table of Contents FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION: CONTENTS* 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE 2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
2.1 Important Dosing and Administration Information
2.2 Dose for Tracheal Intubation
2.3 Rapid Sequence Intubation
2.4 Maintenance Dosing
2.5Use by Continuous… [Excerpted — this section continues on DailyMed.]
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14 CLINICAL STUDIES In US clinical studies, a total of 1137 patients received Rocuronium Bromide, including 176 pediatric, 140 geriatric, 55 obstetric, and 766 other adults. Most patients (90%) were ASA physical status I or II, about 9% were ASA III, and 10 patients (undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting or valvular surgery) were ASA IV. In European clinical studies, a total of 1394 patients received Rocuronium Bromide, including 52 pediatric, 128 geriatric (65 years or greater), and 1214 other adults.
14.1Adult Patients Intubation using doses of Rocuronium Bromide 0.6 to 0.85 mg/kg was evaluated in 203 adults in 11 clinical studies. Excellent to good intubating conditions were generally achieved within 2 minutes and maximum block occurred within 3 minutes in most patients. Doses within this range provide clinical relaxation for a median (range) time of 33 (14–85) minutes under opioid/nitrous oxide/oxygen anesthesia.
Larger doses (0.9 and 1.2 mg/kg) were evaluated in 2 studies with 19 and 16 patients under opioid/nitrous oxide/oxygen anesthesia and provided 58 (27–111) and 67 (38–160) minutes of clinical relaxation, respectively. Cardiovascular Disease: In 1 clinical study, 10 patients with clinically significant cardiovascular disease undergoing coronary artery bypass graft received an initial dose of 0.6 mg/kg Rocuronium Bromide. Neuromuscular block was maintained during surgery with bolus maintenance doses of 0.3 mg/kg.
Following induction, continuous 8 mcg/kg/min infusion of Rocuronium Bromide produced relaxation sufficient to support mechanical ventilation for 6 to 12 hours in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) while the patients were recovering from surgery. Rapid Sequence Intubation: Intubation was assessed in patients in 6 clinical studies where anesthesia was induced with either thiopental (3–6 mg/kg) or propofol (1.5–2.5 mg/kg) in combination with either fentanyl (2–5 mcg/kg) or alfentanil (1 mg). Most of the patients also received a premedication such as midazolam or temazepam.
Most patients had intubation attempted within 60 to 90 seconds of administration of Rocuronium Bromide 0.6 mg/kg or succinylcholine 1 to 1.5 mg/kg. Excellent or good intubating conditions were achieved in 119/120 (99% [95% confidence interval: 95%–99.9%]) patients receiving Rocuronium Bromide and in 108/110 (98% [94%–99.8%]) patients receiving succinylcholine. The duration of action of Rocuronium Bromide 0.6 mg/kg is longer than succinylcholine and at this dose is approximately equivalent to the duration of other intermediate-acting neuromuscular blocking drugs.
Obese Patients: Rocuronium Bromide was dosed according to actual body weight (ABW) in most clinical studies. The administration of Rocuronium Bromide in the 47 of 330 (14%) patients who were at least 30% or more above their ideal body weight (IBW) was not associated with clinically significant differences in the onset, duration, recovery, or reversal of Rocuronium Bromide-induced neuromuscular block. In 1 clinical study in obese patients, Rocuronium Bromide 0.6 mg/kg was dosed according to ABW (n=12) or IBW (n=11).
Obese patients dosed according to IBW had a longer time to maximum block, a shorter median (range) clinical duration of 25 (14–29) minutes, and did not achieve intubating conditions comparable to those dosed based on ABW. These results support the recommendation that obese patients be dosed based on actual body weight [see Dosage and Administration (2.6]. Obstetric Patients: Rocuronium Bromide 0.6 mg/kg was administered with thiopental, 3 to 4 mg/kg (n=13) or 4 to 6 mg/kg (n=42), for rapid sequence induction of anesthesia for Cesarean section.
No neonate had APGAR scores greater than 7 at 5 minutes. The umbilical venous plasma concentrations were 18% of maternal concentrations at delivery. Intubating conditions were poor or inadequate in 5 of 13 women receiving 3 to 4 mg/kg thiopental when intubation was attempted 60 seconds after drug injection.
Therefore, Rocur… [Excerpted — this section continues on DailyMed.]
🧪 Nonclinical Toxicology ▾
13 NONCLINICAL TOXICOLOGY
13.1Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility Studies in animals have not been performed with rocuronium bromide to evaluate carcinogenic potential or impairment of fertility. Mutagenicity studies (Ames test, analysis of chromosomal aberrations in mammalian cells, and micronucleus test) conducted with rocuronium bromide did not suggest mutagenic potential.
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