According to the Japanese “Asahi Shimbun” reported on July 14, Osaka city government said the same day, Osaka City General Medical Center Surgery Center kept a bottle of 25 mg muscle relaxation drug “Rocuronium” stolen, enough to kill two people.
Osaka said on July 10, the hospital operating center will be four bottles of“Rocuronium” stored in the drug control room of the warehouse. 12 inspection, found that one of the bottles of 25 mg of“Rocuronium” has not been used, nor returned to the warehouse. Osaka city that the drug is stolen, and the hospital for drug management. The police are now looking into the matter.
According to the Asahi Shimbun, rocuronium, which is classified as a toxic drug in Japan, can kill at a dose of 25mg. The hospital has admitted mismanagement and said it will co-operate with the police investigation.