Norcuron^®

Pulver till injektionsvätska, lösning
10 mg

Muskelrelaxans

Aktiv substans

ATC-kod

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Detaljerad miljöinformation

Risk Assessment

A Predicted Environmental Concentration (PEC) was estimated for vecuronium bromide using the methodology provided in “Environmental classification of pharmaceuticals in www.fass.se – guidance for pharmaceutical companies, January 2007”. The predicted environmental concentration was calculated using Equation 2 and presented in Table 1:

PEC (μg/L) = 1.5x10^-6 x A x (100-r)

where,

A = Total actual sales in Sweden for the most recent year, 2009 (kg/yr)

r = Removal rate in the sewage treatment plant (%)

Table 1. Calculation of the PEC

Predicted No-Effect Concentrations could not be derived for this compound as no ecotoxicity data are available.

Persistence

No degradation data are available for vecuronium bromide.

Bioaccumulation

Vecuronium bromide has the potential to bioaccumulate in aquatic organisms, as indicated by the measured log Kow value of 3.6.

Conclusion

Based on this assessment, the environmental risk of the active pharmaceutical ingredient of VEKURON (vecuronium bromide) cannot be excluded as little data are available for this compound.

References

Weindlmayr-Goetell, M. et al., 1993. "Lipid solubility of pancuronium and vecuronium determined by n-octanol/water partitioning", Br. J. Anaesth. 1993, 70:579-580.