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Organic Chemicals > Amines > Quaternary Ammonium Compounds > Benzylammonium Compounds > Ambenonium Chloride
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Organic Chemicals > Onium Compounds > Quaternary Ammonium Compounds > Benzylammonium Compounds > Ambenonium Chloride

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Ambenonium Chloride  

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Entry terms

  • Mytelase

Scope note

  • A quaternary ammonium compound that is an inhibitor of cholinesterase activity with actions similar to those of NEOSTIGMINE, but of longer duration. Ambenonium is given by mouth in the treatment of myasthenia gravis. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1112)

History note

  • 65; AMBESTIGMINUM was see AMBENONIUM CHLORIDE 1977-94

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