Sagent Pharmaceuticals recalled three lots of Vecuronium Bromide for injection, a neuromuscular blocking agent used with general anesthesia to provide muscle relaxation or mechanical ventilation. The ...

After reviewing the data on the safety and efficacy of sugammadex sodium injection, which reverses muscle relaxation induced as part of anesthesia, the FDA’s Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory ...

As the opioid crisis continues in America, more and more doctors are steering away from prescribing opioid medications as a treatment for pain. Since 1999, more than 932,000 people have died from a ...

Muscle relaxers help reduce muscle stiffness and pain from conditions like cerebral palsy and lower back pain. There are two main types of muscle relaxers: antispastics and antispasmodics. Muscle ...

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In this video, pediatric anesthesiologist Max Feinstein, MD, answers viewers' questions on a range of anesthesiology-related topics. Following is a transcript of the video (note that errors are ...

Across the country, hospitals and surgery centers are facing shortages of critical anesthetics and other drugs. A survey the American Society of Anesthesiologists recently conducted found more than 90 ...