Pralidoxime

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Adjunct to atropine in organophosphorus poisoning.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Myasthenia gravis. Pregnancy. Carbamate pesticide poisoning, hypersensitivity.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Renal dysfunction. Lactation.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Drowsiness, dizziness, visual disturbances, nausea, tachycardia, headache, hyperventilation and muscle weakness.

Drug Category/Class

  • Antidotes
  • Cholinesterase Reactivators
  • Antidotes
Prescribed For the treatment of poisoning due to those pesticides and chemicals of the organophosphate class which have anticholinesterase activity and in the...
Weight :137.1592
Structure Pralidoxime
Generic Drug Pralidoxime prescribed For the treatment of poisoning due to those pesticides and chemicals of the organophosphate class which have anticholinesterase activity and in the...
Formula

C7H9N2O

Pralidoxime has 13 Brands listed


2 Pam 1 (500 mg)Aldopam (500 mg)
CBC Pam (500 mg)Clopam (1000 mg)
Clopam (500 mg)Lyphe (1000 mg) (Neon Labs)
Lyphe (1000 mg) (VHB Life Sciences)Lyphe (500 mg)
Neopam (500 mg)Nispam (1000 mg)
Pam A Korea (500 mg)Synopam (1000 mg)
Unipam (1000 mg)

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