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Pyridostigmine (Pyridostigmine Bromide) - Description and Clinical Pharmacology

 
 



DESCRIPTION

Pyridostigmine bromide is an orally active cholinesterase inhibitor. Chemically, pyridostigmine bromide is 3-hydroxy-1-methylpyridinium bromide dimethylcarbamate. Its structural formula is:



Pyridostigmine bromide tablets USP is available as a 60 mg tablet for oral administration. The tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, lactose anhydrous, magnesium stearate and stearic acid.

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Pyridostigmine bromide inhibits the destruction of acetylcholine by cholinesterase and thereby permits freer transmission of nerve impulses across the neuromuscular junction. Pyridostigmine is an analog of neostigmine (Prostigmin

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