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Rocuronium
Summary
- Rocuronium is a non-depolarizing (that is, it does not cause initial stimulation of muscles before weakening them) muscle relaxant used in modern anaesthesia, to aid and enable endotracheal intubation, and controlled ventilation of unconscious patients during surgery, or sometimes in intensive care.
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