Is Vecuronium registered with the SFDA?

The SFDA human drug list (edition 4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance) lists 0 valid registrations of Vecuronium.

Is Vecuronium approved by the US FDA?

Drugs@FDA lists 14 application product lines for Vecuronium, including VECURONIUM BROMIDE (Prescription); VECURONIUM BROMIDE (Prescription); VECURONIUM BROMIDE (Prescription); VECURONIUM BROMIDE (Prescription); VECURONIUM BROMIDE (Prescription).

Is Vecuronium on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines?

Yes — 20. Muscle relaxants (peripherally-acting) and cholinesterase inhibitors (complementary (EML); core (EMLc) list): Muscle relaxants.

Active substance

Vecuronium

SFDA 1
US FDA 14
WHO EML 1

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade name	Strength	Form · route	Pack	Public price	Type	Company	Status
NORCURON 10MG VIAL	10 mg	Injection · Intravenous use	10 Vial	SAR 198.90	NCE · Prescription	ORGANON	Withdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed

US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

Product	Strength	Form · route	Applicant	Status	First approved
VECURONIUM BROMIDE	10MG/VIAL; 20MG/VIAL	injectable · injection	MEITHEAL	Prescription	25 Aug 1999
VECURONIUM BROMIDE	10MG/VIAL; 20MG/VIAL	injectable · injection	HOSPIRA	Prescription	21 Oct 1999
VECURONIUM BROMIDE	10MG/VIAL; 20MG/VIAL	injectable · injection	HIKMA PHARMS	Prescription	13 Jun 2000
VECURONIUM BROMIDE	10MG/VIAL; 20MG/VIAL	injectable · injection	SAGENT PHARMS INC	Prescription	29 Dec 2008
VECURONIUM BROMIDE	10MG/VIAL	injectable · injection	SUN PHARM	Prescription	17 Jun 2009
VECURONIUM BROMIDE	10MG/VIAL; 20MG/VIAL	injectable · injection	MYLAN LABS LTD	Prescription	11 May 2010
VECURONIUM BROMIDE	10MG/VIAL; 20MG/VIAL	injectable · injection	GLAND	Prescription	26 May 2016
VECURONIUM BROMIDE	10MG/VIAL; 20MG/VIAL	injectable · injection	EUGIA PHARMA	Prescription	20 Dec 2018
VECURONIUM BROMIDE	10MG/VIAL; 20MG/VIAL	injectable · injection	HIKMA	Prescription	30 Jul 2019
NORCURON	10MG/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons; 20MG/VIAL Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	injectable · injection	ORGANON USA INC	Discontinued	30 Apr 1984
VECURONIUM BROMIDE	10MG/VIAL; 20MG/VIAL	injectable · injection	WATSON LABS	Discontinued	31 Aug 1995
VECURONIUM BROMIDE	10MG/VIAL; 20MG/VIAL	injectable · injection	HIKMA PHARMS	Discontinued	23 Aug 1999
VECURONIUM BROMIDE	4MG/VIAL	injectable · injection	HOSPIRA	Discontinued	11 Sep 2001
VECURONIUM BROMIDE	20MG/VIAL	injectable · injection	SUN PHARM	Discontinued	17 Jun 2009

WHO WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (2025)

20. Muscle relaxants (peripherally-acting) and cholinesterase inhibitors · complementary (EML); core (EMLc)
Muscle relaxants
Parenteral > General injections > IV: 10 mg in vial powder for injection (vecuronium bromide)

Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.