 Bethanechol
"Bethanechol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| 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 |
Duvoid- Duvoid
- Roberts Brand of Bethanechol Chloride
Urocarb- Urocarb
- Hamilton Brand of Bethanechol Chloride
Myocholine- Myocholine
- Myotonachol
- Myotonine
- Glenwood Brand of Bethanechol Chloride
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
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| 1988 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bethanechol" by people in Profiles.
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Keshavarzian A, Gordon JH, Willson C, Urban G, Fields JZ. Chronic ethanol feeding produces a muscarinic receptor upregulation, but not a muscarinic supersensitivity in lower esophageal sphincter muscle. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1992 Feb; 260(2):601-7.
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Fox JH, Bennett DA, Goetz CG, Penn RD, Savoy S, Clasen R, Wilson RS. Induction of parkinsonism by intraventricular bethanechol in a patient with Alzheimer's disease. Neurology. 1989 Sep; 39(9):1265.
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Penn RD, Martin EM, Wilson RS, Fox JH, Savoy SM. Intraventricular bethanechol infusion for Alzheimer's disease: results of double-blind and escalating-dose trials. Neurology. 1988 Feb; 38(2):219-22.
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Wilson RS, Martin EM. New intrathecal drugs in Alzheimer's disease and psychometric testing. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1988; 531:180-6.
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