A patient with myasthenia gravis is administered neostigmine (Prostigmin). How does this drug produce its therapeutic effect?
A) It stimulates the sympathetic nervous system.
B) It stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system.
C) It stimulates the cardiac smooth muscle.
D) It stimulates the respiratory system.
B
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Neostigmine (Prostigmin) stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system. It does not stimulate the sympathetic nervous system, cardiac system, or respiratory system.
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