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stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; muscle cramps, twitching; sweating, increased salivation; cough with mucus; rash; or
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[3] It works by blocking the action of acetylcholinesterase and therefore increases the levels of acetylcholine
Pyridostigmine is a medicine used to treat the muscle weakness caused by myasthenia gravis (MG)
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Mestinon (pyridostigmine) is a prescription drug that’s used to treat myasthenia gravis (MG)
Mestinon
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Use of pyridostigmine may be continued during pregnancy for the treatment of myasthenia
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Film coated tablet (strength 60 mg) Uses
Pyridostigmine is used to improve muscle strength in patients with a certain muscle disease ( myasthenia gravis )
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This leads to an increase in acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter Introduction
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Myasthenia gravis (MG) can be treated with drugs, surgery and other therapies – alone or in combination
Possible side effects include gastrointestinal upset, diarrhea, nausea, and too much salivation and sweating
INTRODUCTION — Orthostatic hypotension (OH) describes a reduction in systolic blood pressure of at least 20 mmHg or a reduction in diastolic blood pressure of at least 10 mmHg, usually within the first three minutes of standing or head-up tilt on a tilt table
5 mg of New diagnosis of myasthenia (pyridostigmine naive patient): It may be reasonable to start at a low dose (e
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Each tablet is engraved “MESTINON 60 V” on one side and is quadrisect scored on Cholinergic toxicity is caused by medications, drugs, and substances that stimulate, enhance or mimic the neurotransmitter acetylcholine
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Pyridostigmine, a reversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase, increases the availability of acetylcholine to bind to muscarinic or nicotinic receptors
Pyridostigmine increases the half-life of endogenous ACh, potentially reducing systemic inflammation