Neostigmine is preferred for treatment of myasthenia gravis.
Pyridostigmine is longer acting than neostigmine.
drugs
Cholinergic drugs are used for a variety of purposes, including the treatment of myasthenia gravis and during anesthesia.
Cholinergic drugs are used for urinary retention, myasthenia gravis, glaucoma. Cholinergic drugs act like the neurotransmitter ACh (acetylcholine). Anti Cholinergic (also called Cholinergic blocking) drugs block the action of the ACh. Anti Cholinergic drugs are used foe pylorospasm & peptic ulcers, bladder overactivity, parkinson's disease
Indirect cholinergic drugs work by inhibiting the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, which is responsible for breaking down acetylcholine in the body. By inhibiting this enzyme, indirect cholinergic drugs increase the levels of acetylcholine available in the nervous system, leading to prolonged cholinergic effects. This can be useful in conditions such as myasthenia gravis or Alzheimer's disease.
Certain antibiotics, especially neomycin, streptomycin, and kanamycin, can exacerbate the effects of some cholinergic stimulants. These antibiotics should be used with caution by people with myasthenia gravis.
Cholinergic drugs produce the same effects as acetylcholine. Acetylcholine is the most common neurohormone of the parasympathetic nervous system, the part of the peripheral nervous system responsible for the every day work of the body.
all mycin antibiotics except for erythromycin
they stimulate the action of ACh at post ganglionic muscarinic receptors.
A blepharectomy is surgical removal of the eyelid. Ocular myasthenia gravis is treated with immunosuppressive drugs and low dose alternate day treatment with prednisone.
Aminoglycosides inhibit the release of acetylcholine from the motor nerve. Myestenia gravis patients are more susceptible to this effect. So these drugs are to be avoided in myestenia gravis patients.
There are several compounds and drugs that may block acetylcholine receptors. They are collectively known as cholinergic antagonists.
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MG treatments are practical rather than curative and include cholinesterase inhibitors, thymectomy, corticosteroids, immunosuppressant drugs, plasma exchange, intravenous immune globulin.