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PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE (UNII: KVI301NA53) (PYRIDOSTIGMINE - UNII:19QM69HH21)
Trigen Laboratories LLC
ORAL
PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Pyridostigmine bromide oral solution is contraindicated in mechanical intestinal or urinary obstruction, and particular caution should be used in its administration to patients with bronchial asthma. Care should be observed in the use of atropine for counteracting side effects, as discussed below.
Oral Solution, 60 mg pyridostigmine bromide per teaspoonful (5 mL) and 5% alcohol — bottles of 16 fluid ounces (1 pint) (NDC 13811-716-16). Store pyridostigmine bromide oral solution USP at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted to 15°-30°C (59°-86°F). Brands mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners.
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PRYIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE- PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE SOLUTION TRIGEN LABORATORIES LLC ---------- PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE ORAL SOLUTION USP DES CRIPTION 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 syrup is available in the following form: Syrup 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. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 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 (Prostigmin®), but differs from it in certain clinically significant respects; for example, pyridostigmine is characterized by a longer duration of action and fewer gastrointestinal side effects. INDICATION Pyridostigmine bromide oral solution USP is useful in the treatment of myasthenia gravis. CONTRAINDICATIONS Pyridostigmine bromide oral solution is contraindicated in mechanical intestinal or urinary obstruction, and particular caution should be used in its administration to patients with bronchial asthma. Care should be observed in the use of atropine for counteracting side effects, as discussed below. 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 oral solution 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 be difficult to distinguish f read_full_document