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n. - Used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma.

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  • In one form of chemical casualty management training, anesthetized primates are given a chemical called physostigmine, which simulates exposure to a nerve gas by causing...
  • The reversal of anticholinergic drug-induced delirium and coma with physostigmine.
  • The clinical uses of physostigmine are based upon the facts of its pharmacology, as above detailed.
  • Tricyclic antidepressant poisoning: Reversal of coma, choreoathetosis, and myoclonus by physostigmine.
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