ATC codes:
                  N07AA01
              
    EMLc
      Indication
  
        Anticholinesterase reversible 
        
          ICD11 code: 
          
            XM9D92
          
        
      
INN
  Neostigmine bromide
Medicine type
  Chemical agent
List type
  Core
       (EML)
(EMLc)
(EMLc)
Formulations
  Oral > Solid: 
                  
            15 mg (neostigmine bromide)           
                
Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 0.5 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (neostigmine metilsulfate) ; 2.5 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (neostigmine metilsulfate)
Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 0.5 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (neostigmine metilsulfate) ; 2.5 mg per mL in 1 mL ampoule (neostigmine metilsulfate)
EML status history
  
Sex
  All
Age
  Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
  The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
  Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
      
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Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
  The EMLc Subcommittee noted that neostigmine metilsulfate injection was the preferred agent for the reversal of non-depolarising muscle block and endorsed neostigmine injection for inclusion in the EMLc. While neostigmine bromide tablets are licensed for use in infants and children for the treatment of myasthenia gravis, the Subcommittee noted that pyridostigmine has fewer cholinergic adverse effects and is now regarded as the first-line drug treatment for myasthenia gravis. The Subcommittee endorsed neostigmine (injection and tablet forms) and pyridostigmine (injection and tablet forms) for inclusion in the EMLc, with the latter retained in the Complementary List.