Complete dosing information for ROCURONIUM BROMIDE
Medical guidance required: Dosing information here is for educational purposes. Your healthcare provider will determine the appropriate dose based on your specific condition, kidney function, other medications, and medical history. Never adjust your dose without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
2 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 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 ) 2.1 Important Dosing and