Quick answers
- What is Mestinon?
- Mestinon is a brand name of Pyridostigmine bromide, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 3 Mestinon products in 3 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Mestinon?
- Bausch holds the FDA application for Mestinon (NDA009829, approved April 6, 1955).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Mestinon?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 16 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Mestinon product, 16 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Mestinon been recalled?
- No recall linked to Mestinon products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Mestinon is
Each Mestinon product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Pyridostigmine bromide · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| pyridostigmine bromide 180 mg tablet, extended release (oral) | Mestinon | 1 product, 1 company | DailyMed |
| pyridostigmine bromide 60 mg tablet (oral) | Mestinon | 8 products, 8 companies | DailyMed |
| pyridostigmine bromide 60 mg/5 mL solution (oral) | Mestinon | 7 products, 7 companies | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Pyridostigmine bromide →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
Companies that list Mestinon
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Mestinon products.
- Bausch Health US, LLC3 products
Recalls
No recall linked to Mestinon products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.