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Ambenonium Chloride - @ -Anticholenesterase Muscle Stimulants - Cholinergic Muscle Stimulants

Drug Name:
Ambenonium Chloride - @ -Anticholenesterase Muscle Stimulants - Cholinergic Muscle Stimulants

List Of Brands:

MYTELASE *

Indication Type Description:

Indication

Dosages/ Overdosage Etc

Patient Information

Indication:

Myastenia gravis

Dosages/ Overdosage Etc:

Indication-
Myastenia gravis

Dosage-
Usual dosage- 5 to 25mg 3 or 4 times daily. In some patients a 5mg dose is effective, whereas
other patients require as much as 50 to 75mg per dose.

Dose titration- start with a 5mg dose , carefully observing the effect of the drug on the patient.
The dosage may be gradually increased to determine the effective and safe dose.

The longer duration of treatment makes it desirable to adjust the dosage at intervals
of 1 to 2 days. to avoid drug accumulation and overdosage.

Patient Information:

Ref- Advice for the Patient - Drug Information in Lay Language- USPDI (1997)

Antimyasthenics - Systemic

Includes- Ambenonium, Neostigmine, Pyridostigmine

1.Allergies-

Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to ambenomium,

bromides, neostigmine or pyridostigmine. Also tell your healthcare provider if you are

allergic to any other substances, such as preservatives or dyes.

2.Pregnancy-

Antimyasthenics have not been reported to cause birth defects, however, muscle

weakness has occured temporarily in some new borns babies whose mother took

antimyasthenics during pregnancy

3. Breast-feeding-

Antimyasthetics have not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies

4.Children-

Although there is no specific information comparing use of antimyasthenics

in children with use in other age groups,these medicines are not expected to cause

different side effects or problems in children than in adults.

5.Older adults-

Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore, it

may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in younger

adults, or if they cause different side effects or problems in older people

Although there is no specific information comparing use of antimyasthenic

in the elderly to use in other age groups, they are not expected to cause

different side effects or problems in older people than they do in younger adults

6.Other medicines-

Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two

different medicines may be used together even interaction might occur. In such

cases your doctor may want to change the dose , or other precautions may be

necessary.

When you are taking an antimyasthenic, it is especially important that

your doctor know if you are taking any of the following-.

Demercarium (eg.Humorsol) or

Echothiophate (eg.Phospholine iodide) or

Malathion (eg.Floropryl ) or

Guanadrel (eg. Hylore ) or

Guanethidine (eg.Ismelin ) or

Mecamylamine (eg.Inversine) or

Procainamide ( eg.Pronestyl ) or

Trimthanaphan ( eg.Arfonald) - the effects of thes medicines may interfere

with the actions of antimyasthenics

7.Other medical problems-

The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of antimyasthenics.

make sure you tell your doctor if you have other any other medical problems,

Intestinal blockage or

Urinary tract blockage or

Urinary tract infection- these medicines may make the condition worse.

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