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    Atracurium is a neuromuscular-blocking drug or muscle relaxant in the category non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking agents, used in anaesthesia to facilitate endotracheal intubation and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation.

    Side effects due to histamine liberation are rash, increase of heartrate, low blood pressure and bronchospasm.

    It is a bisbenzylisoquinoliniumand a mix of 10 Stereoisomers.
    First described by John B. Stenlake.



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