Cholinesterase reactivators are drugs that reverse the inhibition of cholinesterase by organophosphates or sulfonates.[1] They are used as antidote for treating organophosphate insecticide and nerve agent poisoning.[2]

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  1. ^ "Cholinesterase Reactivators - MeSH - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
  2. ^ Antonijevic, B.; Stojiljkovic, M. P. (1 March 2007). "Unequal Efficacy of Pyridinium Oximes in Acute Organophosphate Poisoning". Clinical Medicine & Research. 5 (1): 71–82. doi:10.3121/cmr.2007.701. PMC 1855336. PMID 17456837.
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