Title: Renal Clearance of Pyridostigmine in Patients with Myasthenia gravis
Abstract: The urinary clearance of pyridostigmine was studied in six patients with myasthenia gravis. In three patients on pyridostigmine alone, renal clearance ranged from 349 to 481 ml/min, corresponding to a pyridostigmine:creatinine clearance ratio of 2.64 to 3.46. In a patient on bendrofluazide as well as pyridostigmine, a similar clearance ratio was observed. By contrast, the urinary clearance of pyridostigmine and the pyridostigmine:creatinine clearance ratio was reduced in two myasthenic patients concurrently treated with other basic drugs. It is suggested that these results may reflect competition for renal tubular excretion.
Publication Year: 1977
Publication Date: 1977-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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