Bethanechol Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Urecholine, Duvoid
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.
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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Bladder problems | 19 |
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4 | |||
| Urinary retention | 3 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Bethanechol. See all 12 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 40% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 40% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 20% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 20% |
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Other
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1 | 20% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- Gypsy
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- Gypsy
- 50 mg daily
- since Aug 20, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Bladder problems
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Helps stimulate my bladdler- I have urine retention problems. It seems to help; mild to moderately. My Urologist prescribed for me. See full evaluation
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Report created on November 22, 2009.