Pyridostigminedrug info
pyridostigmine bromide 12 MG/ML Oral Solution
What it is used for
INDICATION: Pyridostigmine bromide oral solution is useful in the treatment of myasthenia gravis.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective September 14, 2023. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Pyridostigmine bromide oral solution, USP is an orally active cholinesterase inhibitor. Chemically, pyridostigmine bromide, USP is 3-hydroxy-1-methylpyridinium bromide dimethylcarbamate.
Its structural formula is: The molecular formula of pyridostigmine bromide, USP is C 9 H 13 BrN 2 O 2 having a molecular weight of 261.12. Pyridostigmine bromide oral solution, USP contains 60 mg pyridostigmine bromide per teaspoonful in a vehicle containing 0.23% w/w alcohol, glycerin, lactic acid, sodium benzoate, sorbitol, sucrose, raspberry-flavor (propylene glycol, Nat & Art flavor) and water. pyridostigmine-structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective September 14, 2023. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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