Eclat Pharmaceuticals announced that it has ended shortages of Bloxiverz (neostigmine methylsulfate) injection for the reversal of the effects of non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) ...

It is important to understand the principles of normal neuromuscular transmission when using neuromuscular blocking agents. The neuromuscular junction consists of the motor-nerve terminus, the ...

Neuromuscular blocking agents are frequently administered to pigs used for research. In humans, administration of the drugs is not without risk and may result in accidental awareness under general ...

Baudax Bio, Inc. BXRX announced additional positive data from its phase II study of BX1000, which is used as a neuromuscular blockade (“NMB”) in patients undergoing elective surgery. The efficacy of ...

Muscle relaxants given to millions of patients during general anaesthesia are associated with an increased risk of serious breathing problems after surgery, finds a study published on bmj.com today.

The benefits of early continuous neuromuscular blockade in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who are receiving mechanical ventilation remain unclear. We randomly assigned ...

Conceptual of sickness woman feeling when admitted in the hospital. Prevduo is the first ready-to-use prefilled syringe containing a fixed-dose combination of neostigmine and glycopyrrolate. Prevduo ™ ...

London, 4 January 2016 – Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC ("Hikma") (LSE: HIK) (NASDAQ Dubai: HIK) (OTC: HKMPY), (rated Ba1 Moody's / BB+ S&P, both stable), the fast growing multinational pharmaceutical ...

An ED physician ordered a neuromuscular blocking agent to sedate a combative patient. However, a nurse administered the drug too soon, before the patient could be intubated. The patient arrested and ...

Since the 1950s, cardiac arrest has been observed in burn patients receiving succinylcholine. A decade later, hyperkalemia was determined to be the cause of the cardiac arrest in these patients. Since ...