Pyridostigmine Bromide
Pyridostigmine Bromide is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: Pyridostigmine Bromide; Generic name: PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE; Manufacturer: Novadoz Pharmaceuticals LLC.
| Brand name | Pyridostigmine Bromide |
|---|---|
| Generic name | PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE |
| Manufacturer | Novadoz Pharmaceuticals LLC |
| Used for | INDICATION: Pyridostigmine bromide oral solution is useful in the treatment of myasthenia gravis. |
| Dosage | DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION: Pyridostigmine Bromide Oral Solution, USP is available in following form: Oral Solution - raspberry-flavored, containing 60 mg pyridostigmine bromide per teaspoonful (5 mL). This form permits accurate dosage adjustment for children and “brittle” myasthenic patients who require fractions of 60 mg doses. It is more easily swallowed, especially in the morning, by patients with bulbar involvement. Dosage: The size and frequency of the dosage must be adjusted to the needs o |
| Warnings | WARNINGS: Although failure of patients to show clinical improvement may reflect underdosage, it can also be indicative of overdosage. As is true of all cholinergic drugs, overdosage of pyridostigmine bromide may result in cholinergic crisis, a state characterized by increasing muscle weakness which, through involvement of the muscles of respiration, may lead to death. Myasthenic crisis due to an increase in the severity of the disease is also accompanied by extreme muscle weakness, and thus may |
| Active ingredient(s) | PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE |
| Route | ORAL |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=0bed477f-b228-4f8d-a956-f192b1329ea0 |