noun
- a synthetic drug that inhibits the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, used to treat myasthenia gravis and to reverse the effects of certain muscle relaxants
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor prescribed neostigmine to help manage her myasthenia gravis symptoms.
- Neostigmine was administered to reverse the muscle paralysis after surgery.
- The patient showed improvement in muscle strength after taking neostigmine.
- Anesthesiologists commonly use neostigmine to counteract neuromuscular blocking agents.
- The neurologist explained how neostigmine works by preventing the breakdown of acetylcholine.
- Side effects of neostigmine may include nausea and increased salivation.