Bethanechol Chloride

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Acute postoperative and postpartum non-obstructive (functional) urinary retention and for neurogenic atony of the urinary bladder with retention.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. hyperthyroidism, peptic ulcer, later or active bronchial asthma, pronounced bradycardia or hypotension vasomotor instability, coronary artery disease, epilepsy and parkinsonism. It should not be employed when the strength or integrity of the gastrointestinal or bladder wall is in question, or in the presence of mechanical obstruction, when increased muscular activity of the gastrointestinal tract or urinary bladder might prove harmful. In bladder neck obstruction, spastic gastrointestinal disturbances acute inflammatory lesions of the gastrointestinal tract or peritonitis or in marked vagotonia.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

In urinary retention, if the sphincter fails to relax as Bethanechol chloride contracts the bladder, urine may be forced up the ureter into the kidney pelvis. If there is bacteriuria, this may cause reflux infections.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Rare

Drug Category/Class

Bethanechol Chloride has 7 Brands listed


Bethacol (25 mg)Betheran (25 mg)
Macpee (25 mg)Myotonine (25 mg)
Urivoid (25 mg)Urotone (25 mg)
Urotonin (25 mg)

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