URECHOLINE SIDE EFFECTS
- Generic Name: bethanechol chloride tablets
- Brand Name: Urecholine
- Drug Class: Cholinergics, Genitourinary
SIDE EFFECTS
Adverse reactions are rare following oral administration of bethanechol chloride, but are more common following subcutaneous injection. Adverse reactions are more likely to occur when dosage is increased.
The following adverse reactions have been observed:
Body as a Whole: malaise
Digestive: abdominal cramps or discomfort, colicky pain, nausea and belching, diarrhea, borborygmi, salivation
Renal: urinary urgency
Nervous System: headache
Cardiovascular: a fall in blood pressure with reflex tachycardia, vasomotor response
Skin: flushing producing a feeling of warmth, sensation of heat about the face, sweating
Respiratory: bronchial constriction, asthmatic attacks
Special Senses: lacrimation, miosis
Causal Relationship Unknown:
The following adverse reactions have been reported, and a causal relationship to therapy with bethanechol chloride has not been established:
Body as a Whole: malaise
Nervous System: seizures
SRC: NLM .