Implement Cost-Saving Strategies for Sugammadex

January 2022

An uptick in sugammadex (Bridion) use for neuromuscular blocker reversal will raise questions about cost-saving strategies.

Prescribers like sugammadex because it reverses rocuronium or vecuronium within 3 minutes...versus about 20 minutes for neostigmine.

Plus sugammadex can reverse deep blockade...neostigmine can't.

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Table of Contents

Anesthesiology Implement Cost-Saving Strategies for Sugammadex
Seizures Evaluate the Need for Seizure Prophylaxis
Antifungals Determine Who May Benefit From Empiric Antifungals
COVID-19 Be Ready for Questions About Molnupiravir to Treat COVID-19
End-of-Life Care Fine-Tune Meds in Hospice or Palliative Care Patients
Stroke Think of the "ABCs" to Optimize Meds After a Stroke or TIA
Antipsychotics Add Olanzapine/Samidorphan to Pre-Op Checklists
E-Cigarettes Explain What FDA Authorization of E-Cigarettes Really Means
Ophthalmology Avoid Mix-Ups With Vuity and Other Pilocarpine Eye Drops