User:Mr. Ibrahem/Pralidoxime

Pralidoxime (2-PAM) is a medication used to treat organophosphate, anticholinesterase, and nerve agent poisoning. It is used together with atropine. It is not used for carbamate poisoning. It is given by injection into a vein or muscle.

Common side effects include blurry vision, headache, sleepiness, nausea, fast heart rate, high blood pressure, and pain at the site of injection. It is in the oxime family of medications.

Pralidoxime was approved for medical use in the United States in 1964. In the United States it costs about 90 USD per gram as of 2021. An autoinjector is also available in combination with atropine and diazepam. Some militaries provide these autoinjectors to their soldiers.