Galanthamine

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Galanthamine

a drug that is one of the anticholinesterase agents; an alkaloid contained in some types of snowdrop (Galanthus) and snowflake (Leucoium). A solution of galanthamine is injected hypodermically to cure myasthenia, myopathy, and infantile cerebral paralysis. It is also used during the restoration period of poliomyelitis. It is an antidote for curare.

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