PYRIDOSTIGMINE

(py rid o STIG meen) Brand: Mestinon, Mestinon Timespan

What is the most significant information I must know about pyridostigmine?

• You must not use pyridostigmine if you are allergic to it, or if you have a bladder or bowel obstruction.

• Till taking pyridostigmine, speak your doctor if you have asthma, kidney malady, an ulcer or another serious stomach mess, tall blood pressure, heart malady, overactive thyroid, or a history of seizures.

• The amount and timing of this medication is extremely significant to the success of your treatment. Carefully follow your doctor's instructions about how many medication to take and when to take it.

• This medicine may reason blurred vision or impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert and able to see clearly.

• Your doctor may occasionally change your doze to create certain you get the excellent results. You may be asked to hold a daily record of when you took every doze and how long the effects lasted. This will help your doctor determine if your doze needs to be adjusted.

• If you need surgery, speak the surgeon onward of time that you are using pyridostigmine. You may need to stop using the medication for a short time.

What is pyridostigmine?

• Pyridostigmine affects chemicals in the body that are involved in the communication between nerve impulses and muscle movement.

• Pyridostigmine is used to treat the symptoms of myasthenia gravis. It is also used in military personnel who have been exposed to nerve gas.

• Pyridostigmine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.

What must I discuss with my health care provider till taking pyridostigmine?

• You must not use pyridostigmine if you are allergic to it, or if you have a bladder or bowel obstruction.

• To create certain you can safely take pyridostigmine, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:

· asthma;

· kidney disease;

· an ulcer or another serious stomach disorder;

· tall blood pressure, heart disease;

· overactive thyroid; or

· a history of seizures.

• It is not known whether pyridostigmine will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication.

• It is not known whether pyridostigmine passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

How must I take pyridostigmine?

• Take exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not take in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.

• Take this medication with food or milk if it upsets your stomach.

• Do not crush, chew, or interrupt an extended-release tablet. Swallow it intact. Breaking or opening the pill may reason too many of the drug to be released at one time.

• Measure liquid medication with a particular doze measuring spoon or medication cup, not with a regular table spoon. If you do not have a doze measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.

• If you need surgery, speak the surgeon onward of time that you are using pyridostigmine. You may need to stop using the medication for a short time.

• Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

• Hold the tablets in their original container, along with the canister of moisture-absorbing preservative that comes with this medicine.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Take the missed doze as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if it is nearly time for your following scheduled doze. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.

What happens if I overdose?

• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.

• Overdose symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramps, sweating, blurred vision, drooling, and weak or shallow breathing.

• Worsening muscle weakness, or no change in your myasthenia gravis symptoms, may also be signs of overdose.

What must I avoid while taking pyridostigmine?

• This medicine may reason blurred vision or impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert and able to see clearly.

• Drinking alcohol can magnify determined side effects of pyridostigmine.

What are the possible side effects of pyridostigmine?

• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Stop using pyridostigmine and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

· extreme muscle weakness, muscle twicthing;

· slurred speech, vision problems;

· severe vomiting or diarrhea;

· cough with mucus;

· confusion, anxiety, panic attacks;

· seizure (convulsions); or

· worsening or no improvement in your symptoms of myasthenia gravis.

• Smaller serious side effects may include:

· cool sweat, pale skin;

· urinating more than usual;

· watery eyes;

· mild nausea, vomiting, or upset stomach;

· warmth or tingly feeling; or

· mild rash or itching.

• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What another drugs will affect pyridostigmine?

• Speak your doctor about all another medicines you use, especially:

· atropine (Atreza, Sal-Tropine);

· belladonna (Donnatal, and others);

· benztropine (Cogentin);

· clidinium (Quarzan);

· clozapine (Clozaril, FazaClo);

· dimenhydrinate (Dramamine);

· methscopolamine (Pamine), scopolamine (Transderm Scop);

· glycopyrrolate (Robinul);

· mepenzolate (Cantil);

· bladder or urinary medications such as darifenacin (Enablex), flavoxate (Urispas), oxybutynin (Ditropan, Oxytrol), tolterodine (Detrol), or solifenacin (Vesicare);

· bronchodilators such as ipratropium (Atrovent) or tiotropium (Spiriva);

· cool medication, allergy medication, or sleeping pills that contain an antihistamine such as diphenhydramine (Tylenol PM) or doxylamine (Unisom);

· heart rhythm medicine such as quinidine (Quin-G), procainamide (Procan, Pronestyl), disopyramide (Norpace), flecaininde (Tambocor), mexiletine (Mexitil), propafenone, (Rythmol), and others;

· irritable bowel medications such as dicyclomine (Bentyl), hyoscyamine (Hyomax), or propantheline (Pro Banthine);

· medication to treat Alzheimer's dementia, such as donepezil (Aricept), rivastigmine (Exelon), or tacrine (Cognex); or

· a steroid such as betamethasone (Celestone) or dexamethasone (Cortastat, Dexasone, Solurex, DexPak).

• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with pyridostigmine. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.

Where can I get more information?

• Your pharmacist can provide more information about pyridostigmine.

Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.

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