Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of mivacurium in young adult and elderly patients

Background:  Mivacurium is hydrolyzed by plasma cholinesterase, and is therefore less dependent on liver metabolism and renal elimination than other neuromuscular blocking drugs. This might favor the use of mivacurium in elderly patients. The purpose of this study was to compare the pharmacodynamics and the pharmacokinetics of the three isomers of mivacurium and their metabolites in young adult and elderly patients.

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