Atracurium besylate is a neuromuscular-blocking drug or skeletal muscle relaxant in the category of non-depolarizing neuromuscular-blocking drugs used adjunctively in anesthesia to facilitate endotracheal intubation and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation.Atracurium is classified as an intermediate-duration non-depolarizing neuromuscular-blocking agent.It is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system.
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