BETHANECHOL
(be THAN e chol) Brand: Duvoid, Urecholine
What is the most significant information I must know about bethanechol?
• Take bethanechol on an empty stomach 1 hour till or 2 hours after meals to prevent nausea and vomiting.
• Bethanechol may reason dizziness or fainting, especially when you rise from a sitting or lying position. Rise slowly to avoid becoming dizzy, falling, or hurting yourself.
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing another hazardous activities. Bethanechol may reason dizziness. If you experience dizziness, avoid these activities.
What is bethanechol?
• Bethanechol stimulates your bladder to empty.
• Bethanechol is used to treat urinary retention (difficulty urinating), which may occur after surgery, after delivering a child, and in another situations.
• Bethanechol may also be used for purposes another than those listed in this medicine guide.
What must I discuss with my healthcare provider till taking bethanechol?
• Till taking this medicine, speak your doctor if you
· have uncontrolled hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid);
· have stomach ulcers;
· have asthma;
· have recently had bladder or intestinal surgery;
· have a blockage in your intestinal tract;
· have a slow heart course or low blood pressure;
· have a malady or blockage of the arteries in your heart (coronary artery disease);
· have epilepsy or any another seizure mess; or
· have Parkinson's disease.
• You may not be able to take bethanechol, or you may require a lower doze or particular monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listed above.
• Bethanechol is in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether bethanechol will harm an unborn child. Do not take this medicine without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant.
• It is not known whether bethanechol passes into breast milk. Do not take this medicine without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
How must I take bethanechol?
• Take bethanechol exactly as directed by your doctor. If you do not understand these directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you.
• Take every doze with a full glass of water.
• Take bethanechol on an empty stomach 1 hour till or 2 hours after meals to prevent nausea and vomiting.
• Store bethanechol at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed doze as soon as you remember. However, if it is nearly time for your following doze, skip the missed doze and take only your following regularly scheduled doze. Do not take a double doze of this medication.
What happens if I overdose?
• Search abnormal medical attention.
• Symptoms of a bethanechol overdose include abdominal discomfort, heighten salivation or watering mouth, flushing or hot feeling of the skin, sweating, nausea, and vomiting.
What must I avoid while taking bethanechol?
• Bethanechol may reason dizziness or fainting, especially when you rise from a sitting or lying position. Rise slowly to avoid becoming dizzy, falling, or hurting yourself.
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing another hazardous activities. Bethanechol may reason dizziness. If you experience dizziness, avoid these activities.
What are the possible side effects of bethanechol?
• If you experience any of the next serious side effects, stop taking bethanechol and search abnormal medical attention:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat; swelling of your lips, tongue, or person; or hives); or
· shortness of breath, wheezing, or tightness in your chest.
• Another, smaller serious side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to take bethanechol and conversation to your doctor if you experience
· dizziness or drowsiness;
· headache;
· nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal discomfort;
· slow heartbeats followed by quick heartbeats;
· flushing or warmth about the face;
· sweating; or
· tearing eyes.
• Side effects another than those listed here may also occur. Conversation to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
What another drugs will affect bethanechol?
• Till taking bethanechol, speak your doctor if you are taking any of the next medicines:
· donepezil (Aricept);
· tacrine (Cognex);
· quinidine (Cardioquin, others); or
· procainamide (Pronestyl, Procan SR).
• You may not be able to take bethanechol, or you may require a dosage adjustment or particular monitoring during treatment if you are taking any of the medicines listed above.
• Drugs another than those listed here may also interact with bethanechol. Conversation to your doctor and pharmacist till taking or using any another prescription or over-the-counter medicines.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has more information about bethanechol written for health professionals that you may read.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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