Concept information
Preferred term
Pyridostigmine Bromide
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Mestinon
- Pyridostigmine
Note
- a cholinesterase inhib
Scope note
- A cholinesterase inhibitor with a slightly longer duration of action than NEOSTIGMINE. It is used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis and to reverse the actions of muscle relaxants.
History note
- 65; PYRIDOSTIGMINE was see under PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS 1963-64
In other languages
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Finnish
-
pyridostigmini bromidum
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Swedish
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Mestinon
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Pyridostigmin
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011729
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