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Pyridostigmine vs Neostigmine - What's the difference?

pyridostigmine | neostigmine |

As nouns the difference between pyridostigmine and neostigmine

is that pyridostigmine is a parasympathomimetic and reversible cholinesterase inhibitor, used to treat muscle weakness and to combat the effects of curariform drug toxicity while neostigmine is a parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor.

pyridostigmine

English

Noun

(wikipedia pyridostigmine) (-)
  • A parasympathomimetic and reversible cholinesterase inhibitor, used to treat muscle weakness and to combat the effects of curariform drug toxicity.

    • neostigmine

    English

    (wikipedia neostigmine)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (chemistry) A parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor.