GENERIC NAME: pilocarpine oral. BRAND NAME: Salagen. DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Pilocarpine is a cholinergic drug, that is, a drug that mimics the effects of the chemical, acetylcholine which is produced by nerve cells. Acetylcholine serves as a messenger between nerve cells and between nerve cells and the organs they control.
Sponsored Topics. Madisonville is a town in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 677 at the 2000 census. It is part of the New OrleansâMetairieâKenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. Madisonville is located at 30Â°24â²26â³N 90Â°9â²42â³W / 30.40722Â°N 90.16167Â°W / 30.40722; -90.16167 (30.407179, -90.161716).
Carville, Louisiana. Carville is a neighborhood of St. Gabriel in Iberville Parish in South Louisiana, located sixteen miles south of the capital city of Baton Rouge on the Mississippi River. Carville is the hometown of Democratic political consultant James Carville and was named for his grandfather, the postmaster. The National Hansen's Disease Museum in Carville records the history of the U. S. Public Health Service Hospital, which for a hundred years treated leprosy (now called Hansen's disease) patients. The hospital has since been closed, but several of the buildings remain.