nerve agent pretreatment

Procedure

• 21 pyridostigmine bromide (30 mg) tablets packed in a blister pack taken when ta military corps or division commander orders that pyridostigmine pretreatment be started
• a soldier swallows one1 tablet (with water) every 8 hours for 7 days unless directed otherwias
• the pyridostigmine itself does not provide protection against nerve agents, but it enhances the efficiency of medications contained in Mark I nerve agent antidote set

More general terms

• clinical procedure