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pyridostigmine bromide

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: pyridostigmine bromide
(¦pir·ə·dō′stig′mēn ′brō′mīd)

(pharmacology) C9H13O2NBr A white, crystalline powder with a melting point of 154-157°C; soluble in water, alcohol, and chloroform; used in medicine.


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trade names: Mestinon, Regonol; drug class: cholinergic; action: inhibits destruction of acetylcholine, which increases concentration at sites where acetylcholine is released. This facilitates transmission of impulses across myoneural junction; uses: nondepolarizing muscle relaxant antagonist, myasthenia gravis.

 
 

 

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