Pyridostigmine Oral Solution

Generic name: pyridostigmine bromide
Dosage form: oral solution
Drug class:Cholinergic muscle stimulants

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jan 1, 2022.

Pyridostigmine Oral Solution Description

Pyridostigmine bromide oral solution USP is an orally active cholinesterase inhibitor. Chemically, pyridostigmine bromide is 3-hydroxy-1-methylpyridinium bromide dimethylcarbamate. Its structural formula is:

Pyridostigmine bromide oral soution USP is available in the following form: Oral solution containing 60 mg pyridostigmine bromide per teaspoonful in a vehicle containing 5% alcohol, glycerin, lactic acid, sodium benzoate, sorbitol, sucrose, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Blue No. 1, raspberry flavor and water.

ACTION

Pyridostigmine bromide oral solution inhibits the destruction of acetylcholine by cholinesterase and thereby permits freer transmission of nerve impulses across the neuromuscular junction. Pyridostigmine is an analog of neostigmine (Prostigmine TM), but differs from it in certain clinically significant respects; for example, pyridostigmine i...