Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C7H17N2O2+
- Molecular Weight
- 161.22 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 674-38-4
- IUPAC Name
- 2-carbamoyloxypropyl(trimethyl)azanium
- InChIKey
- NZUPCNDJBJXXRF-UHFFFAOYSA-O
- SMILES
- CC(C[N+](C)(C)C)OC(=O)N
- MeSH Unique ID
- D018723
- Source
- PubChem CID 2370
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Synonyms
13 entry terms
- Bethanecol
- Bethanechol Chloride
- Duvoid
- Myo Hermes
- Myocholine
- Myotonachol
- Myotonine
- PMS-Bethanechol Chloride
- Urecholine
- Urocarb
- Chloride, Bethanechol
- Hermes, Myo
- PMS Bethanechol Chloride
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
95; was BETHANECHOL (NM) 1981-94; was heading 1964-67 (Prov)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Bethanechol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018723. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018723
- Bethanechol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethanechol
- Bethanechol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q419059
- Bethanechol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 2370. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2370