Bethanechol
"Bethanechol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D018723
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.877.883.088.100 D02.675.276.148.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Myocholine- Myocholine
- Myotonine
- Glenwood Brand of Bethanechol Chloride
- Myotonachol
PMS-Bethanechol Chloride- PMS-Bethanechol Chloride
- PMS Bethanechol Chloride
- PMSBethanechol Chloride
- Pharmascience Brand of Bethanechol Chloride
Myo Hermes- Myo Hermes
- Hermes, Myo
- Organon Brand of Bethanechol Chloride
Urocarb- Urocarb
- Hamilton Brand of Bethanechol Chloride
Duvoid- Duvoid
- Roberts Brand of Bethanechol Chloride
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| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bethanechol" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Pugh CP, Akmyradov C, Courtney SE, Agarwal A, Chandler A, Matlock DN. The effect of bethanechol on tracheobronchomalacia in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a retrospective cohort study. J Perinatol. 2024 Feb; 44(2):288-293.