Cisatracurium besilate

Cisatracurium besilate
Clinical data
Trade namesNimbex
Other names51W89, cisatracurium besylate (USAN US)
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License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: C
Routes of
administration
Intravenous
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Legal status
Legal status
  • AU: S4 (Prescription only)
  • CA: ℞-only
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
  • US: ℞-only
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability100% (IV)
Metabolism80% Hofmann degradation/ liver
Elimination half-life20–29 minutes
Excretion10-15% unchanged
Identifiers
  • 5-[3-[(1R,2R)-1-[(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)methyl]-6,7-dimethoxy-2-methyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl]propanoyloxy]pentyl 3-[(1R,2R)-1-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl]-6,7-dimethoxy-2-methyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl]propanoate benzenesulfonate (1:2)
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ECHA InfoCard100.149.509 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC65H82N2O18S2
Molar mass1243.49 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/C53H72N2O12.2C6H6O3S/c1-54(22-18-38-32-48(62-7)50(64-9)34-40(38)42(54)28-36-14-16-44(58-3)46(30-36)60-5)24-20-52(56)66-26-12-11-13-27-67-53(57)21-25-55(2)23-19-39-33-49(63-8)51(65-10)35-41(39)43(55)29-37-15-17-45(59-4)47(31-37)61-6;2*7-10(8,9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h14-17,30-35,42-43H,11-13,18-29H2,1-10H3;2*1-5H,(H,7,8,9)/q+2;;/p-2/t42-,43-,54-,55-;;/m1../s1 checkY
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Cisatracurium besilate (INN; cisatracurium besylate (USAN); formerly recognized as 51W89;[1] trade name Nimbex) is a bisbenzyltetrahydroisoquinolinium that has effect as a neuromuscular-blocking drug non-depolarizing neuromuscular-blocking drugs, used adjunctively in anesthesia to facilitate endotracheal intubation and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation. It shows intermediate duration of action. Cisatracurium is one of the ten isomers of the parent molecule, atracurium.[2] Moreover, cisatracurium represents approximately 15% of the atracurium mixture.[3]

  1. ^ Meretoja OA, Taivainen T, Wirtavuori K (January 1995). "Pharmacodynamic effects of 51W89, an isomer of atracurium, in children during halothane anaesthesia". British Journal of Anaesthesia. 74 (1): 6–11. doi:10.1093/bja/74.1.6. PMID 7880708.
  2. ^ Stenlake JB, Waigh RD, Dewar GH, Dhar NC, Hughes R, Chapple DJ, Lindon JC, Ferrige AG (1984). "Biodegradable neuromuscular blocking agents. Part 6. Stereochemical studies on atracurium and related polyalkylene di-esters". Eur J Med Chem. 19 (5): 441–450.
  3. ^ Dear GJ, Harrelson JC, Jones AE, Johnson TE, Pleasance S (1995). "Identification of urinary and biliary conjugated metabolites of the neuromuscular blocker 51W89 by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry". Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 9 (14): 1457–1464. Bibcode:1995RCMS....9.1457D. doi:10.1002/rcm.1290091425. PMID 8534894.