Drug Safety Alert from Malaysian Health Authority: Kounis syndrome associated with Rocuronium use
The Malaysian Health Authority-National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA), Ministry of Health Malaysia released a new drug safety alert for rocuronium. Rocuronium is an amino steroid non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker or muscle relaxant which is indicated as an adjunct to general anesthesia to facilitate endotracheal intubation, provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery and facilitating mechanical ventilation in…