Bethanechol

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Indications

Urinary retention resulting from general anesthetic or diabetic neuropathy of the bladder
Gastrointestinal atony

Administration/Absorption

Distribution

Mechanism

Parasympathomimetic choline ester
selectively stimulates muscarinic receptors without any effect on nicotinic receptors
Unlike acetylcholine, bethanechol is not hydrolyzed by cholinesterase and will therefore have a long duration of action
Bethanechol does not involve the action of the muscarinic M3 receptor subtype in-vitro

Excretion

Comments

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