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===== Non-depolarizing blockers ===== * [[Rocuronium]] β The dosage of rocuronium is between 0.6 and 1.2 mg/kg. Since rocuronium has longer duration of onset, caution should be taken for those who are difficult to bag-mask ventilate.<ref name="Joanna 2014"/> While rare, [[Anaphylaxis|anaphylactic]] reactions have been known to occur with rocuronium.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Reddy |first1=Jeffrey I. |last2=Cooke |first2=Peter J. |last3=van Schalkwyk |first3=Johan M. |last4=Hannam |first4=Jacqueline A. |last5=Fitzharris |first5=Penny |last6=Mitchell |first6=Simon J. |date=2015-01-01 |title=Anaphylaxis Is More Common with Rocuronium and Succinylcholine than with Atracurium |journal=Anesthesiology |volume=122 |issue=1 |pages=39β45 |doi=10.1097/aln.0000000000000512 |pmid=25405395 |s2cid=9596238 |issn=0003-3022|doi-access=free }}</ref> While historically this was not the paralytic of choice in RSI due to the longer duration of action, with the recent approval of [[Sugammadex]] as a reversal agent the concern for a long duration of paralysis is reduced.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Jain |first1=Ankit |title=Rocuronium |date=2022 |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539888/ |work=StatPearls |place=Treasure Island (FL) |publisher=StatPearls Publishing |pmid=30969710 |access-date=2022-11-10 |last2=Wermuth |first2=Harrison R. |last3=Dua |first3=Anterpreet |last4=Singh |first4=Karampal |last5=Maani |first5=Christopher V.}}</ref> * [[Vecuronium bromide|Vecuronium]] β The dosage of this drug is between 0.08 and 0.1 mg/kg. Vecuronium is only used when there is a shortage of drugs such as succinylcholine and rocuronium.<ref name="Joanna 2014"/>
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