Pyridostigmine Bromide

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000101-26-8

Chemical Formula

C9-H13-Br-N2-O2

Molecular Weight

261

Therapeutic Category

Parasympathomimetic agent, cholinesterase inhibitor

Chemical Name

Pyridinium, 3-[[(dimethylamino)carbonyl]oxy]-1-methyl-, bromide

Foreign Names

• Pyridostigmini Bromidum (Latin)
• Pyridostigmin bromid (German)
• Bromure de Pyridostigmine (French)
• Bromuro de piridostigmina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Piridostigmina bromuro (OS: DCIT)
• Pyridostigmine Bromide (OS: JAN, BAN)
• Pyridostigminbromid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pyridostigmine (bromure de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pyridostigmine Bromide (PH: BP 2010, JP XIV, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Pyridostigmini bromidum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Amiasten
  AC Farma, Peru



• Becilan
  IFET, Greece



• Distinon
  Samarth, India



• Dostirav
  Promedic, Romania



• Kalymin
  AWD, Bulgaria; AWD Pharma, Estonia; AWD.pharma, Latvia; Pliva, Russian Federation; Temmler, Germany



• Meshanon60
  Hasan, Vietnam



• Mestinon
  Combiphar, Indonesia; Dr. Fisher, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands; Farma, Venezuela; Grupo Farma, Colombia; ICN, Brazil; ICN, Israel; ICN, Luxembourg; ICN, Poland; ICN, Portugal; ICN, Romania; ICN, Serbia; ICN Iberica SA, Greece; ICN Switzerland, Oman; IFET, Greece; Inovail, Singapore; Kyowa Yakuhin, Japan; Meda, Belgium; Meda, Switzerland; Meda, Denmark; Meda, France; Meda, United Kingdom; Meda, Ireland; Meda, Sweden; Medcor, Netherlands; Onko-Koçsel, Turkey; Pacific, New Zealand; Pharmaco, South Africa; Raffo, Chile; Roche, Ethiopia; Roche, Slovenia; Valeant, Argentina; Valeant, Austria; Valeant, Australia; Valeant, Canada; Valeant, Costa Rica; Valeant, Czech Republic; Valeant, Germany; Valeant, Dominican Republic; Valeant, Spain; Valeant, Finland; Valeant, Guatemala; Valeant, Hong Kong; Valeant, Honduras; Valeant, Hungary; Valeant, Indonesia; Valeant, Italy; Valeant, Sri Lanka; Valeant, Malta; Valeant, Mexico; Valeant, Nicaragua; Valeant, Netherlands; Valeant, Norway; Valeant, Panama; Valeant, Peru; Valeant, Philippines; Valeant, Slovakia; Valeant, El Salvador; Valeant, Taiwan; Valeant, United States



• Mestinon (veterinary use)
  Valeant, United Kingdom



• Pyridostigmine Bromide
  CorePharma, United States; Global, United States; Impax, United States; Sandoz, United States; Watson, United States



• Pyridostigmine Bromide-Sunve Pharm
  Sunve, China



• Regonol
  Organon, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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