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Anticholinesterase

An anticholinesterase is any drug that inhibits the enzyme cholinesterase[?] from breaking down acetylcholine, so increasing both the level and duration of action of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

Anticholinesterases are used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis, to increase neuromuscular transmission.

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