Suxamethonium Chloride

Suxamethonium chloride contains not less than 98.0 per cent and not more than the equivalent of 102.0 per cent of 2,2¢-[butanedioylbis(oxy)]bis(N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium) dichloride, calculated with reference to the anhydrous substance. 

Characters

A white or almost white, crystalline powder, hygroscopic, freely soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol.

It melts at about 160°C, determined without previous drying.