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What is Bethanechol?

This is a drug that affects the parasympathetic nervous system. It is used to relieve difficulties in urinating caused by surgery, drugs, or other factors. It stimulates a muscle in the bladder to help you urinate.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bladder problems 23 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Urinary retention 7 2 Efficacy_moderate
Neurogenic bladder 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Urinary urgency 1 0

See all 25 patients currently taking Bethanechol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 1
Mild
 5
None
 5

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Bethanechol

Urinary urgency 1
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1
Intermittent urinary incontinence 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Bethanechol. See all 12 dosages ►

  20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 75 mg daily 90 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 400 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Bethanechol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 40%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 40%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 20%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 20%
Expense 1   Expense: 10%
Other 1   Other: 10%

See all 10 patients who’ve stopped taking Bethanechol

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Bethanechol

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0
0
0

Stopped Taking Bethanechol

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Bethanechol

Always
 11 92%
Usually
 1 8%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Bethanechol

Very
 2 17%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 17%
Not at all
 8 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Bethanechol

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 10%
$25-49
 2 20%
< $25
 7 70%

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Report created on May 24, 2012.