What is A 24 years old farmworker is rushed to a nearby emergency depament after accidental exposure to parathion. Which of the following drugs can be given to increase the activity of his anticholinesterases and explain in detail?
Refer kDT 7/e p 111 Pralidoxime or 2-PAM, usually as the chloride or iodide salts, belongs to a family of compounds called oximes that bind to organophosphate-inactivated acetylcholinesterase. It is used to treat organophosphate poisoning in conjunction with atropine and diazepam. It is a white solid.