Neuromuscular drugs
- Drugs acting at NMJ or skeletal muscle
- Includes paralytics, reversal drugs + related agents
- Used in anesthesia, ICU and neuromuscular disease
- Mechanisms range from receptor block to ACh effects
- Respiratory weakness can be life-threatening
- Function—not consciousness—is the main target
Class at a glance
- Drugs acting at NMJ or skeletal muscle
Members / distinctions
- Includes paralytics, reversal drugs + related agents
- Function—not consciousness—is the main target
Pharmacology
- Mechanisms range from receptor block to ACh effects
Clinical role
- Used in anesthesia, ICU and neuromuscular disease
- Respiratory weakness can be life-threatening
Self-check
- Which groups are included in Neuromuscular drugs?
Paralytics, reversal drugs + related agents. - Do neuromuscular drugs mainly target function or consciousness?
Function.
Drugs in this class (12)
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