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pyridostigmine

pyridostigmine Pyridostigmine is a drug that blocks acetylcholinesterase in the peripheral nervous system, which increases acetylcholine and helps nerve signals cross the neuromuscular junction.

Pyridostigmine is a drug that blocks acetylcholinesterase in the peripheral nervous system, which increases acetylcholine and helps nerve signals cross the neuromuscular junction. It is also used to help protect the nervous system by temporarily preventing organophosphates, including some nerve agents, from binding to this enzyme.