ExoticRx · exoticrx.com/drugs/sugammadex
US brand names:Bridion
Sugammadex is dosed at 2–4 mg/kg IV Single IV dose in dogs, per JVIM/JVECC Case Reports; Veterinary Anesthesia textbooks. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
Modified gamma-cyclodextrin that encapsulates rocuronium and vecuronium, forming a tight complex and rapidly reversing neuromuscular blockade.
Specific for aminosteroid NMB agents only. May cause hypersensitivity reactions. Very expensive. Limited veterinary published data but increasingly used.
Species references:All Cat (Domestic) drugsAll Dog (Domestic) drugs
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