Duvoid (Bethanechol)

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Duvoid (Bethanechol) is typically used three or four times daily. However, your doctor or pharmacist may have suggested a different schedule that is more appropriate for you. Important: Follow the instructions on the label. Do not use more of this product, or more often, than prescribed. If you forget a dose, contact your pharmacist. Administer this drug on an empty stomach (i.e., 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal) to minimize nausea and vomiting.

WARNING: Special care and consideration are required when bethanechol is administered to patients being treated concomitantly with other drugs (such as quinidine and procainamide) with which pharmacological interactions (one drug alters the clinical effects of another) may occur. 

In addition to its desired action, Duvoid (Bethanechol) may cause some side effects, notably:
It may cause low blood pressure, tachycardia (an abnormally rapid heart rate).
It may cause abdominal cramps, diarrhea, nausea, salivation (abnormally abundant flow of saliva).
It may cause diaphoresis (sweating), urinary urgency (sudden urge to urinate).

Contraindications: Hypersensitivity to bethanechol or any component of the formulation, hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland), peptic ulcer disease (a condition in which painful sores or ulcers develop in the lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine), epilepsy (abnormal electrical brain activity), asthma (disease that affects your lungs), coronary artery disease (heart disease), pronounced bradycardia (a slower than normal heart rate) or hypotension (low blood pressure) or parkinsonism (is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement), intestinal obstruction (a blockage that keeps food or liquid from passing through your small intestine or large intestine) or urinary obstruction (a blockage in one or both of the tubes that carry urine from your kidneys to your bladder), following recent gastrointestinal or urinary surgery.

Taking Duvoid (Bethanechol) during pregnancy may be harmful for the baby. Women of childbearing potential should use an effective contraceptive method. Pregnant women should not use this product. If you're planning a pregnancy or become pregnant or breastfeeding, contact your family doctor.

A treatment with Duvoid (Bethanechol) requires regular monitoring by a doctor. Be sure to see your doctor for all regularly scheduled appointments.Duvoid (Bethanechol)