Myorelex 500mg Injection belongs to a group of medicines called muscle relaxants. It is used along with general anesthesia or sedatives to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgical procedures. It is also used to facilitate emergency airway management in patients in intensive care. Myorelex 500mg Injection is administered by a healthcare professional. You should not self-administer this medicine at home. The dose and duration will depend on what you are taking it for and how well it helps your symptoms. The most common side effects of this medicine include stomach pressure, excessive salivation, muscle twitching, and postoperative muscle pain. Other common side effects include increased intraocular pressure, slow heart rate, increased heart rate, flushing of the skin, high blood pressure, low blood pressure, rash, and increased potassium level in blood. If any of these side effects persist or get worse, you should let your doctor know. Your doctor may be able to suggest ways of preventing or reducing the symptoms. Before using it, to make sure it is safe for you, you should let your doctor know if you have any other medical conditions or disorders. You should also tell your doctor all the other medicines you are using or taking. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should consult their doctors before using this medicine.

• Excessive salivation
• Muscle twitching
• Postoperative muscle pain
• Increased intraocular pressure
• Slow heart rate
• Increased heart rate
• Flushing of skin
• High blood pressure
• Hypotension (low blood pressure)
• Rash
• Increased potassium level in blood

• Q. Q. Why does Myorelex 500mg Injection cause bradycardia (abnormally slow heart beat)??
  Ans: The initial metabolite of Myorelex 500mg Injection produces a transient negative chronotropic effect through its stimulation of sinus node muscarinic receptors. Repeated dosing or infusions of Myorelex 500mg Injection may lead to bradycardia that is appropriately treated with atropine
• Q. Q. Why does Myorelex 500mg Injection cause fasciculation (twitching of muscles under the skin)??
  Ans: Myorelex 500mg Injection cause fasciculation by an action on some distal part of motor nerve fibres
• Q. Q. Is Myorelex 500mg Injection still used??
  Ans: Myorelex 500mg Injection is still used during general anesthesia
• Q. Q. Is Myorelex 500mg Injection reversible??
  Ans: Myorelex 500mg Injection is a short-acting muscle relaxant which exerts a depolarizing effect at the neuromuscular junction. This effect is not reversible pharmacologically
• Q. Q. Is Myorelex 500mg Injection is contraindicated in burned patients??
  Ans: Yes, Myorelex 500mg Injection should not be used in burned patients
• Q. Q. Does Myorelex 500mg Injection cross the placenta??
  Ans: In normal therapeutic doses, Myorelex 500mg Injection does not cross the placental barrier in sufficient amounts.

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