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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C35H62N4O4.2Br.2H2O
Molecular Weight 798.73
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 10 / 10
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of PIPECURONIUM BROMIDE DIHYDRATE

SMILES

O.O.[Br-].[Br-].[H][C@@]12C[C@@H]([C@H](OC(C)=O)[C@@]1(C)CC[C@@]3([H])[C@@]2([H])CC[C@@]4([H])C[C@H](OC(C)=O)[C@H](C[C@]34C)N5CC[N+](C)(C)CC5)N6CC[N+](C)(C)CC6

InChI

InChIKey=FOAWSDYIBDUHRY-MXXJCDGGSA-L
InChI=1S/C35H62N4O4.2BrH.2H2O/c1-24(40)42-32-21-26-9-10-27-28(35(26,4)23-31(32)37-15-19-39(7,8)20-16-37)11-12-34(3)29(27)22-30(33(34)43-25(2)41)36-13-17-38(5,6)18-14-36;;;;/h26-33H,9-23H2,1-8H3;2*1H;2*1H2/q+2;;;;/p-2/t26-,27+,28-,29-,30-,31-,32-,33-,34-,35-;;;;/m0..../s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Pipecuronium is a piperazinyl androstane derivative, which is a non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent, which was approved under brand name arduan for injection. It is a long-acting neuromuscular blocking agent, indicated as an adjunct to general anesthesia, to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery. Arduan can also be used to provide skeletal muscle relaxation for endotracheal intubation. Pipecuronium undergoes very little metabolism and is excreted by the kidney and the liver. Owing to its relatively long duration of action and to the residual postoperative neuromuscular block (RPONB), the use of pipecuronium was discontinued in the United States and in several European countries. Because of its excellent safety profile, the use of pipecuronium has been maintained in several countries including China, Russia, Brazil, and Hungary, among others. Its safe use, however, is dependent on the availability of a reliable reversal drug. Although widely used, there are concerns with the use of neostigmine for reversal. Arduan is a powerful competitive antagonist of acetylcholine, since it can bind pre- and postsynaptic (N1) receptors of the transmitters.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Palliative
ARDUAN

Approved Use

ARDUAN® (pipecuronium bromide) for injection is a long-acting neuromuscular blocking agent, indicated as an adjunct to general anesthesia, to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery. ARDUAN® can also be used to provide skeletal muscle relaxation for endotracheal intubation

Launch Date

1990
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1.6 μg/mL
120 μg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 120 μg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PIPECURONIUM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
4.4 μg/mL
140 μg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 140 μg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PIPECURONIUM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: CHILD
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
3.5 μg/mL
100 μg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 100 μg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PIPECURONIUM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: NEWBORN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
50.6 μg × min/mL
120 μg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 120 μg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PIPECURONIUM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
95.85 μg × min/mL
140 μg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 140 μg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PIPECURONIUM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: CHILD
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
106.7 μg × min/mL
100 μg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 100 μg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PIPECURONIUM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: NEWBORN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
5.8 min
120 μg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 120 μg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PIPECURONIUM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
2 min
140 μg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 140 μg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PIPECURONIUM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: CHILD
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
2.5 min
100 μg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 100 μg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
PIPECURONIUM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: NEWBORN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Interaction of neuromuscular blocking drugs with recombinant human m1-m5 muscarinic receptors expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells.
1998 Nov
[The first clinical experience with administration of new Russian myorelaxant aperomid (pipecuronium bromide)].
2003 Mar-Apr
[Effect of carboxyperitoneum on duration of the action of some non-depolarizing muscle relaxants].
2004 Mar-Apr
Acute effects of lobectomy on right ventricular ejection fraction and mixed venous oxygen saturation.
2005 Nov-Dec
Development of bronchoconstriction after administration of muscle relaxants in rabbits with normal or hyperreactive airways.
2006 Jul
A Markov computer simulation model of the economics of neuromuscular blockade in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
2006 Mar 15
Magnesium sulphate for treatment of severe tetanus: a randomised controlled trial.
2006 Oct 21
Influence of dextran-70 on systemic inflammatory response and myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion following cardiac operations.
2007
Single transpulmonary thermodilution in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: haemodynamic changes and effects of different anaesthetic techniques.
2007 Apr
An overview of the articles published in the Indian Journal of Pharmacology during the year 2007.
2008 Nov
Neuromuscular and cardiovascular effects of pipecuronium. A comparative study between different doses.
2008 Nov-Dec
[Remifentanil preconditioning lowers cardiac troponin I levels in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery].
2009 Aug
Pre-hospital cooling of patients following cardiac arrest is effective using even low volumes of cold saline.
2010
Development of a list of potentially inappropriate drugs for the korean elderly using the delphi method.
2010 Dec
[Isoflurance-based intravenous and inhalation combined anesthesia versus low-dose-ketamine-based total intravenous anesthesia for valvuloplasty in minipigs].
2010 Sep
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

The recommended initial dose of ARDUAN (pipecuronium bromide) for injection under balanced anesthesia, halothane, isoflurane, or enflurane anesthesia in patients with normal renal function who were not obese is 0.07–0.085 mg/kg (70–85 µg/kg). Good to excellent intubating conditions are generally provided within 2.5 to 3 minutes. Maximum blockade, usually > 95%, is achieved in approximately 5 minutes. Doses in this range provide approximately 1–2 hours of clinical relaxation under balanced anesthesia (range 47–124 minutes). Under halothane, isoflurane and enflurane anesthesia, extension of the period of clinical relaxation should be expected
Route of Administration: Intravenous
In Vitro Use Guide
Curator's Comment: The effects of pipecuronium bromide on prejunctional and postjunctional muscarinic receptors were studied in 96 isolated human bronchial rings from 12 patients. Contractile isometric responses to electric field stimulation of pilocarpine-stimulated and nonstimulated M2 muscarinic receptors were compared before and after incubation with the muscle relaxant. The effect on postjunctional muscarinic receptors was studied by comparing acetylcholine concentration-response curves before and after incubation with the muscle relaxant. Pipecuronium bromide inhibited pilocarpine-stimulated prejunctional M2 muscarinic receptors, but it didn’t have significant inhibitory effect on nonstimulated M2 muscarinic receptors and on postjunctional M3 muscarinic receptors.
Unknown
Name Type Language
PIPECURONIUM BROMIDE DIHYDRATE
Common Name English
PIPECURONIUM BROMIDE HYDRATE
Common Name English
PIPERAZINIUM, 4,4'-((2.BETA.,3.ALPHA.,5.ALPHA.,16.BETA.,17.BETA.)-3,17-BIS(ACETYLOXY)ANDROSTANE-2,16-DIYL)BIS(1,1-DIMETHYL-, DIBROMIDE, DIHYDRATE
Systematic Name English
Pipecuronium bromide [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
EPA CompTox
DTXSID60218528
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FDA UNII
W7B1R139K3
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CAS
68399-57-5
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PUBCHEM
6917835
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