Treatment Details
Pyridostigmine
Overview
PYRIDOSTIGMINE What is pyridostigmine (Mestinon). Pyridostigmine is a medication used to treat myasthenia gravis. Myasthenia gravis causes voluntary muscles to feel weak and tire quickly [1]. Muscles in the body use a substance called acetylcholine to contract. Without acetylcholine to excite the muscle, it stays limp. Pyridostigmine works to inhibit the breakdown of acetylcholine, leaving it available for the muscles to use.
Relevant Studies
Syc 20352036 – www.mayoclinic.org
Long COVID 19 Clinical Guidelines English April 21 2021 – www.ohsu.edu
PMC8146298 – www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
How it works:
Inhibits metabolism of acetylcholine
Dosage Form: Tablet Tablet - 50mg, 150mg, 200mg, 250mg
Common Usage: Myasthenia gravis
Precautions:
Pregnancy
Therefore, use of pyridostigmine bromide in women who may become pregnant requires weighing the drug's potential benefits against its possible hazards to mother and child.
Lactation
Safety has not been established.
Warnings
Contraindicated: Hypersensitivity, mechanical intestinal or urinary obstruction ; Warnings: Caution in renal disease, risk of cholinergic crisis with overdose
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