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Neostigmine (Bloxiverz) is injected slowly intravenously (into the veins) to reverse the effects of certain medications used to paralyze muscle movement during surgery. It's given by a trained healthcare provider in a hospital or clinic after surgery.
What is Neostigmine (Bloxiverz)?
What is Neostigmine (Bloxiverz) used for?
- To reverse the effects of certain muscle-paralyzing medications used during surgery
Drug facts
Common questions about Neostigmine (Bloxiverz)
Neostigmine (Bloxiverz) is an injectable medication used after surgery to help you regain movement in muscles that were paralyzed by certain medications called nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) during surgery. During surgery, the NMBAs paralyze your muscles by blocking a chemical called acetylcholine that helps your muscles contract. Neostigmine (Bloxiverz) helps you regain muscle movement raising the levels of acetylcholine. Your provider will determine the dose of neostigmine (Bloxiverz) based on how you're doing and what medication was used to paralyze your muscles.
A potentially serious side effect of neostigmine (Bloxiverz) is that it can slow down your heart rate. Let your provider know before going in for surgery if you have a history of heart problems or a problem with your immune system called myasthenia gravis. These conditions can raise your risk of slow heart rate, low blood pressure, and irregular heart rhythm. Your provider might give you other medications before neostigmine (Bloxiverz) to lower these risks. Other side effects of neostigmine (Bloxiverz) can include fast heart rate, dry mouth, nausea, vomiting, throat pain, dizziness, headache, shivering, difficulty sleeping (insomnia), trouble breathing, or itching.
Let your provider know if you're pregnant before going into surgery. There's not enough information to know if neostigmine (Bloxiverz) can cause harm to your unborn baby. But medication similar to neostigmine (Bloxiverz) have caused mild contractions (uterine irritability) and early (premature) labor when given close to the due date.
Neostigmine (Bloxiverz) is FDA approved for children of all ages. This means it has been studied in children and is known to be safe and works well in this group. Your child's provider will determine your child's dose based on things like their body weight and response to the medication. One thing to note is that children are typically more sensitive the effects of this medication so their provider will pay close attention to things like heart rate and blood pressure.
You might experience nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating, slow heart rate, or excessive mucus or saliva if you've received too much of neostigmine (Bloxiverz). In serious cases, receiving too much medication can also cause muscle weakness. Let your provider know if you experience any of the symptoms listed and they can provide you with appropriate care or prescribe medications to treat the overdose.
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Neostigmine (Bloxiverz) dosage
Typical dosage for Neostigmine (Bloxiverz)
Interactions between Neostigmine (Bloxiverz) and other drugs
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are receiving this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
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