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pralidoxime

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pralidoxime /pral·i·dox·ime/ (pral″ĭ-doks´ēm) a cholinesterase reactivator, used as the chloride salt as an antidote in the treatment of organophosphate poisoning and to counteract the effects of overdosage by anticholinesterases used in treating myasthenia gravis.
pralidoxime [pral″ĭ-doks´ēm]
a cholinesterase reactivator whose salts are used in treatment of organophosphorus compound poisoning; it also has limited value in counteracting overdosage of carbamate-type cholinesterase inhibitors in persons being treated for myasthenia gravis.
pralidoxime
a cholinesterase reactivator, effective against the nicotinic cholinergic effects of organophosphorus compounds; it also has limited value in counteracting carbamate-type cholinesterase inhibitors; abbreviated 2-PAM.
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