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Neuromuscular Agents

Medical Definition: Drugs used for their actions on skeletal muscle. Included are agents that act directly on skeletal muscle, those that alter neuromuscular transmission (NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS), and drugs that act centrally as skeletal muscle relaxants (MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL). Drugs used in the treatment of movement disorders are ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS.
Guide Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; consider also NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION /drug eff & MUSCLES, SKELETAL /drug eff
Also Called: Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
Neuromuscular Agents Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Neuromuscular Blocking Agents - Drugs that interrupt transmission of nerve impulses at the skeletal neuromuscular junction. They can be of two types, competitive, stabilizing blockers (NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS) or noncompetitive, depolarizing agents (NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS). Both prevent acetylcholine from triggering the muscle contraction and they are used as anesthesia adjuvants, as relaxants during electroshock, in convulsive states, etc.

Neuromuscular Agents Medical Definitions and Terms

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