A slowly hydrolyzed 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, cardiac rate changes, and bronchial spasms.
Also Known As:
Duvoid; Myotonachol; Bethanechol Chloride; Bethanecol; Glenwood Brand of Bethanechol Chloride; Hamilton Brand of Bethanechol Chloride; Myo Hermes; Myocholine; Myotonine; Organon Brand of Bethanechol Chloride; PMS-Bethanechol Chloride; Pharmascience Brand of Bethanechol Chloride; Roberts Brand of Bethanechol Chloride; Urocarb; Chloride, Bethanechol; Hermes, Myo; PMS Bethanechol Chloride; PMSBethanechol Chloride; 1-Propanaminium, 2-((aminocarbonyl)oxy)-N,N,N-trimethyl-