Medical Term:
neuromuscular blocking agents
Definition: a group of drugs that prevents motor nerve endings from exciting skeletal muscle. They act either by competing for the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine (D-tubocurarine, mivacurium, and pancuronium), or by first stimulating the postjunctional muscle membrane and subsequently desensitizing the muscle endplates to acetylcholine (succinylcholine or decamethonium); used in surgery to produce paralysis and facilitate manipulation of muscles.
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
