A slowly hydrolyzing muscarinic agonist with no nicotinic effects. Bethanechol is generally used to increase smooth muscle tone, as in the GI tract following abdominal surgery or in urinary retention in the absence of obstruction. It may cause hypotension, HEART RATE changes, and BRONCHIAL SPASM.
Synonyms: Chloride, Bethanechol, Urocarb, Bethanechol Chloride, 1-Propanaminium, 2-((aminocarbonyl)oxy)-N,N,N-trimethyl-, 004F72P8F4, Myotonine, PMS-Bethanechol Chloride, 0, Myotonachol, Duvoid, Urecholine, H4QBZ2LO84, Myo Hermes, Bethanechol, Hermes, Myo, Myocholine, PMS Bethanechol Chloride, Bethanecol
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