Pralidoxime

Related terms

Brand Names: U.S.: Protopam?

Uses

It is used to avoid side effects from nerve gas or chemicals that kill insects.
Pralidoxime makes the muscles stronger.

Dosing

How to take
It is given as a shot into a muscle, vein, or into the fatty part of the skin.

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