Bethanechol

Synonyms

1-Propanaminium, 2-((aminocarbonyl)oxy)-N,N,N-trimethyl-

Bethanechol Chloride

Bethanecol

Chloride, Bethanechol

Duvoid

Hermes, Myo

Myo Hermes

Myocholine

Myotonachol

Myotonine

PMS Bethanechol Chloride

PMS-Bethanechol Chloride

PMSBethanechol Chloride

Urecholine

Urocarb

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.