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  2. Pyridostigmine - Wikipedia

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    Pyridostigmine is a medication used to treat myasthenia gravis [1] and underactive bladder. [2] It is also used together with atropine to end the effects of neuromuscular blocking medication of the non-depolarizing type. [3] It is also used off-label to treat some forms of Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.

  3. Myasthenia gravis - Wikipedia

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    Treatment: Medications, ... Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a long-term neuromuscular junction disease that leads to varying degrees of skeletal muscle weakness. [1]

  4. Efgartigimod alfa - Wikipedia

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    Efgartigimod alfa, sold under the brand name Vyvgart, is a medication used to treat myasthenia gravis. [3] [4] Efgartigimod alfa is a neonatal Fc receptor blocker and is a new class of medication. [4] It is an antibody fragment that binds to the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn), preventing FcRn from recycling immunoglobulin G (IgG) back into the ...

  5. Myasthenia gravis is one of the rarest and most concerning ...

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    Myasthenia gravis, or MG, is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness and fatigue. ... or taking certain medications. ... "With appropriate treatment, many people ...

  6. Neostigmine - Wikipedia

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    Neostigmine, sold under the brand name Bloxiverz, among others, is a medication used to treat myasthenia gravis, Ogilvie syndrome, and urinary retention without the presence of a blockage. [3] [4] It is also used in anaesthesia to end the effects of non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking medication. [3]

  7. Cartesian Therapeutics Announces Positive Updated Results ...

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    About Myasthenia Gravis . Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes disabling muscle weakness and fatigue. For most people with MG, the disease is characterized by the presence of antibodies against the acetylcholine receptor, a protein found on the surface of nerve cells that plays a key role in muscle contraction.

  8. Rozanolixizumab - Wikipedia

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    Rozanolixizumab, sold under the brand name Rystiggo, is a monoclonal antibody used for the treatment of myasthenia gravis. [1] Rozanolixizumab is a humanized and chimeric monoclonal antibody; [4] and is a neonatal Fc receptor blocker. [1] [4]

  9. Efgartigimod alfa/hyaluronidase - Wikipedia

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    Efgartigimod alfa/hyaluronidase is indicated for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis in adults who are anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody positive. [1]In June 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the indication for the combination to include the treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in adults.