Distigmine
Distigmine bromide | |
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Routes of administration | oral, i.m. |
ATC code | N07AA03 (WHO) |
Pharmacokinetic data | |
Bioavailability | 4.65 % [1] |
Biological half-life | 65 h [1] |
Excretion | renal [1] |
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CAS Number | 15876-67-2 |
PubChem (CID) | 27522 |
ChemSpider | 25613 |
UNII | T940307O7B |
KEGG | D01228 |
ChEMBL | CHEMBL1098285 |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.036.360 |
Chemical and physical data | |
Formula | C22H32Br2N4O4 |
Molar mass | 576.322 g/mol |
3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
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Distigmine (as distigmine bromide) is a parasympathomimetic. Distigmine is similar to pyridostigmine and neostigmine but has a longer duration of action. It is available as tablets on prescription only. Distigmine has a greater risk of causing cholinergic crisis because of accumulation of the drug being more likely than with neostigmine or pyridostigmine and so distigmine is rarely used as a treatment for myasthenia gravis, unlike pyridostigmine and neostigmine.
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