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Metocurine is a muscle relaxant through neuromuscular blockade.^[1] It is excreted entirely through the kidneys and therefore should not be used in patients with kidney failure.

References

^ Fogdall RP (February 1978). "Anesthesiology-epitomes of progress: metocurine-a ;new' muscle relaxant". The Western Journal of Medicine. 128 (2): 148–9. PMC 1238025. PMID 18748141.

Skeletal muscle relaxants (M03)

Peripherally acting
(primarily antinicotinic,
NMJ block)

Non-depolarizing

Curare alkaloids	Alcuronium Dimethyltubocurarine Tubocurarine
4° ammonium agents	ultra-short duration: Gantacurium short duration: Rapacuronium Mivacurium Chandonium intermediate duration: Atracurium Cisatracurium Fazadinium Rocuronium Vecuronium long duration: Doxacurium Dimethyltubocurarine Pancuronium Pipecuronium Laudexium Gallamine unsorted: Hexafluronium (Hexafluorenium)

Choline derivatives: Suxamethonium (Succinylcholine)

Polyalkylene derivatives: Hexamethonium

ACh release inhibitors

Botulinum toxin

Centrally acting

Carbamic acid esters	Carisoprodol Cyclarbamate Difebarbamate Febarbamate Meprobamate Phenprobamate Styramate Tybamate
Benzodiazepines	Bromazepam Diazepam Clonazepam Flunitrazepam Lorazepam Nitrazepam Temazepam Tetrazepam
Nonbenzodiazepines	Eszopiclone
Thienodiazepines	Etizolam
Quinazolines	Methaqualone
Anticholinergics (Antimuscarinics)	Cyclobenzaprine Orphenadrine
Other	Arbaclofen placarbil Baclofen Chlormezanone Chlorphenesin Chlorzoxazone Eperisone Fenyramidol Flopropione Gabapentin GHB Inaperisone Lanperisone Mephenesin Mephenoxalone Metaxalone Methocarbamol Phenibut Pregabalin Pridinol Promoxolane Quinine Silperisone Thiocolchicoside Tizanidine Tolperisone Zoxazolamine

Directly acting

Dantrolene

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor modulators

Agonists
(and PAMs)

Antagonists
(and NAMs)

Precursors
(and prodrugs)

See also: Receptor/signaling modulators; Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor modulators; Acetylcholine metabolism/transport modulators

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metocurine