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The United States and its allies in the Persian Gulf War (PGW) knew that Iraq had used nerve agents and chemical weapons in its previous conflicts and so took steps to protect their troops. Pyridostigmine bromide (PB) was distributed as a pretreatment that would enhance the effectiveness of postexposure treatments in | A Review of the Scientific Literature As It Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Beatrice Alexandra Golomb The research described in this report was sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense OSD . The research was conducted in RAND s National Defense Research Institute a federally funded research and development center supported by the OSD the Joint Staff the unified commands and the defense agencies under Contract DASW01-95-C-0059. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A review of the scientific literature as it pertains to Gulf War illnesses. p. cm. Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense by RAND s National Defense Research Institute. MR-1018 2 1-OSD. Includes bibliographical references. Contents V. 2. Pyridostigmine bromide Beatrice Alexandra Golomb ISBN 0-8330-2795-6 v. 2 I. Persian Gulf syndrome. I. Golomb Beatrice Alexandra. II. United States. Dept of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense. III. National Defense Research Institute . . 1999 8023 dc21 98-31679 CIP RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND is a registered trademark. RAND s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of its research sponsors. Copyright 1999 RAND All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval without permission in writing from RAND. Published 1999 by RAND 1700 Main Street . Box 2138 Santa Monica CA 90407-2138 1333 H St. . Washington . 20005-4707 RAND URL http To order RAND documents or to obtain additional information contact Distribution Services Telephone 310 451-7002 Fax 310 451-6915 Internet order@ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Pyridostigmine .