vecuronium bromide /vek′yərō″nē·əm/ , a neuromuscular blocking drug. ▪ INDICATIONS: This drug is used as an adjunct to general anesthesia, to facilitate endotracheal intubation, and to relax skeletal muscles during surgery or mechanical ventilation. ▪ CONTRAINDICATIONS: This drug should be used cautiously in patients with myasthenia gravis or other neuromuscular disorders and in patients who have been given drugs that produce or increase neuromuscular block. Effects of vecuronium may be prolonged in patients with liver disease. ▪ ADVERSE EFFECTS: No serious adverse effects have been reported.
