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Pyridostigmine
Pronounced peer-id-oh-STIG-meen
Brand names: Mestinon
Type: Cholinesterase inhibitor (myasthenia medicine) · All Neurology Medicines
What Pyridostigmine is used for
- Myasthenia gravis
- Reversing certain anesthesia muscle blockers (hospital, related use)
◆ Kidney note
Dose is lowered in kidney disease because it is cleared by the kidneys and effects last longer.
Common side effects
- Stomach cramps
- Diarrhea
- Increased saliva and tearing
- Muscle twitching
- Sweating
Important cautions
- Too much causes a cholinergic crisis with severe weakness and secretions that can mimic the disease itself — new weakness needs urgent specialist review
How it comes
Tablets, extended-release tablets, liquid, injection (hospital). This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
Related medicines — Neurology Medicines
Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.