DRUG SUPPLIED DOSE COMMENTS
PYRIDOSTIGMINE (Paeds)
(Mestinon)

Mechanism of action:

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.



Ref: 44



Last update: 2022-09-09		 tablets: 60 mg, 180 mg SR (slow release) Myasthenia Gravis:
Infants, Children, Adolscents: 0.5-1 mg/kg/dose PO Q4H
(Usual max 60 mg/dose. Total daily max: 7 mg/kg/24 hr).
 Doses should be divided equally throughout the day.

SR tablets usually dosed once to twice daily (min 6 hrs between doses).

Standard Prescription:

pyridostigmine __mg PO Q__H (__mg/kg/24 hr)