Bethanechol

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• Bethanechol is available only with your doctor's prescription in the following dosage forms: Oral Tablets (U.
• What is bethanechol? Bethanechol is an older drug which is not used very much at present.
• Nicholas Dodman Bethanechol is a synthetic cholinergic ester that affects cholinergic receptors.
• Unlike acetylcholine, bethanechol is not hydrolyzed by cholinesterase and will therefore have a long duration of action.
• Bethanechol is used to treat urinary retention (difficulty urinating), 294 which may occur after surgery, after delivering a baby, and in other situations.

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