Ambenonium Chloride

Ambenonium Chloride Brand Name– Mytelase

What is Ambenonium Chloride

Ambenonium chloride is an oral slowly reversible anticholinesterase agent.

It is indicated for use in patients with myasthenia gravis to improve muscle strength.

Ambenonium chloride’s actions are similar to those of pyridostigmine, but it tends to produce more muscarinic side effects.

There can be a narrow margin between dosages producing the first appearance of adverse effects and those causing serious reactions.

This drug was approved by the FDA in 1956.

Indications

  • myasthenia gravis

Side Effects

  1. anaphylactoid reactions
  2. anxiety
  3. blurred vision
  4. bradycardia
  5. bronchial secretions
  6. bronchospasm
  7. diarrhea
  8. dyspnea
  9. gastric hypersecretion
  10. hyperhidrosis
  11. hypersalivation
  12. increased urinary frequency
  13. lacrimation
  14. malaise
  15. miosis
  16. muscle cramps
  17. muscle paralysis
  18. myasthenia
  19. nausea
  20. pallor
  21. pruritus
  22. rash
  23. rhinitis
  24. urinary urgency
  25. vertigo
  26. vomiting
  27. weakness

Monitoring Parameters

  • neurologic function

Contraindications

  • asthma
  • bladder obstruction
  • breast-feeding
  • children
  • cholinesterase inhibitor toxicity
  • GI obstruction
  • ileus
  • infants
  • neonates
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • pregnancy
  • urinary tract obstruction

Interactions

  • Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Magnesium Salicylate; Phenyltoloxamine
  • Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Phenyltoloxamine; Salicylamide
  • Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
  • Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
  • Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine; Phenyltoloxamine
  • Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Doxylamine
  • Acetaminophen; Diphenhydramine
  • Acrivastine; Pseudoephedrine
  • Amantadine
  • Amitriptyline
  • Amitriptyline; Chlordiazepoxide
  • Amoxapine
  • Articaine; Epinephrine
  • Atropine
  • Atropine; Benzoic Acid; Hyoscyamine; Methenamine; Methylene Blue; Phenyl Salicylate
  • Atropine; Difenoxin
  • Atropine; Diphenoxylate
  • Atropine; Edrophonium
  • Atropine; Hyoscyamine; Phenobarbital; Scopolamine
  • Benzoic Acid; Hyoscyamine; Methenamine; Methylene Blue; Phenyl Salicylate
  • Benztropine
  • Brompheniramine
  • Brompheniramine; Carbetapentane; Phenylephrine
  • Brompheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Guaifenesin
  • Brompheniramine; Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone
  • Brompheniramine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
  • Brompheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
  • Bupivacaine
  • Bupivacaine Liposomal
  • Bupivacaine; Lidocaine
  • Carbetapentane; Chlorpheniramine
  • Carbetapentane; Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine
  • Carbetapentane; Diphenhydramine; Phenylephrine
  • Carbetapentane; Phenylephrine; Pyrilamine
  • Carbetapentane; Pyrilamine
  • Carbinoxamine
  • Carbinoxamine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
  • Carbinoxamine; Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
  • Carbinoxamine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
  • Carbinoxamine; Phenylephrine
  • Carbinoxamine; Pseudoephedrine
  • Chlophedianol; Dexbrompheniramine
  • Chlophedianol; Dexchlorpheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
  • Chlorcyclizine
  • Chlordiazepoxide; Clidinium
  • Chloroprocaine
  • Chlorpheniramine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Codeine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan
  • Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Dihydrocodeine; Phenylephrine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Dihydrocodeine; Pseudoephedrine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Hydrocodone
  • Chlorpheniramine; Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
  • Cholinergic agonists
  • Clemastine
  • Clomipramine
  • Clozapine
  • Cocaine
  • Corticosteroids
  • Cyclizine
  • Cyclobenzaprine
  • Cyproheptadine
  • Desipramine
  • Dexchlorpheniramine
  • Dexchlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
  • Dextromethorphan; Diphenhydramine; Phenylephrine
  • Dextromethorphan; Quinidine
  • Dicyclomine
  • Digoxin
  • Dimenhydrinate
  • Diphenhydramine
  • Diphenhydramine; Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
  • Diphenhydramine; Ibuprofen
  • Diphenhydramine; Naproxen
  • Diphenhydramine; Phenylephrine
  • Disopyramide
  • Doxepin
  • Doxylamine
  • Doxylamine; Pyridoxine
  • Edrophonium
  • Etomidate
  • Flavoxate
  • Fluoxetine; Olanzapine
  • Fospropofol
  • Galantamine
  • Glycopyrrolate
  • Glycopyrrolate; Formoterol
  • Halogenated Anesthetics
  • Homatropine; Hydrocodone
  • Hydroxyzine
  • Hyoscyamine
  • Hyoscyamine; Methenamine; Methylene Blue; Phenyl Salicylate; Sodium Biphosphate
  • Imipramine
  • Indacaterol; Glycopyrrolate
  • Ketamine
  • Levobupivacaine
  • Lidocaine
  • Lidocaine; Prilocaine
  • Maprotiline
  • Mecamylamine
  • Meclizine
  • Mepivacaine
  • Mepivacaine; Levonordefrin
  • Methenamine; Sodium Acid Phosphate; Methylene Blue; Hyoscyamine
  • Methocarbamol
  • Methscopolamine
  • Neostigmine
  • Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
  • Nortriptyline
  • Olanzapine
  • Oxybutynin
  • Perphenazine; Amitriptyline
  • Physostigmine
  • Prilocaine
  • Prilocaine; Epinephrine
  • Procainamide
  • Procaine
  • Propantheline
  • Propofol
  • Protriptyline
  • Pyridostigmine
  • Quinidine
  • Quinine
  • Rivastigmine
  • Ropivacaine
  • Scopolamine
  • Sedating H1-blockers
  • Tacrine
  • Tetracaine
  • Tolterodine
  • Tricyclic antidepressants
  • Trihexyphenidyl
  • Trimipramine
  • Triprolidine
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