Pralidoxime Compounds

Synonyms

2 PAM Compounds

2-PAM Compounds

Compounds, 2-PAM

Compounds, Pralidoxime

Pyridine Aldoxime Methyl Compounds

Various salts of a quaternary ammonium oxime that reconstitute inactivated acetylcholinesterase, especially at the neuromuscular junction, and may cause neuromuscular blockade. They are used as antidotes to organophosphorus poisoning as chlorides, iodides, methanesulfonates (mesylates), or other salts.