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  2. Bethanechol - Wikipedia

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    Bethanechol is a parasympathomimetic choline carbamate that selectively stimulates muscarinic receptors without any effect on nicotinic receptors. Unlike acetylcholine , bethanechol is not hydrolyzed by cholinesterase and will therefore have a long duration of action.

  3. Urea-containing cream - Wikipedia

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    Urea, also known as carbamide-containing cream, [clarification needed] is used as a medication and applied to the skin to treat dryness and itching such as may occur in psoriasis, dermatitis, or ichthyosis. [1] [2] [3] It may also be used to soften nails. [3] In adults side effects are generally few. [4] It may occasionally cause skin ...

  4. Parasympathomimetic drug - Wikipedia

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    A parasympathomimetic drug, sometimes called a cholinomimetic drug [1] or cholinergic receptor stimulating agent, [2] is a substance that stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS).

  5. Muscarinic agonist - Wikipedia

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    Bethanechol +++--Used in bladder and gastrointestinal hypotonia. Muscarine +++--Natural alkaloid found in certain mushrooms. Cause of one form of mushroom poisoning Nicotine-+++-Natural alkaloid found in the tobacco plant. Pilocarpine ++--Used in glaucoma. Oxotremorine ++ + [12]-Used in research to induce symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

  6. Talk:Bethanechol - Wikipedia

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    Bethanechol is actually used to treat symptoms of incontinence and urinary urgency. Incontinence occurs because the bladder doesn't empty completely, resulting in residual urine left in the bladder. Treatment for such symptoms would be to enhance bladder emptying (i.e. increasing urinary voiding), so that this residual urine is expelled ...

  7. Autonomic drug - Wikipedia

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    Bethanechol is a muscarinic agonist.It is included in the therapy for underactive bladder with poor contraction of detrusor muscle. [2] Since contraction of detrusor muscle in the bladder is controlled by the parasympathetic nervous system, Bethanechol can bind to muscarinic receptors to stimulate activation of the parasympathetic nervous system and restore contraction of detrusor muscle.

  8. Topical cream formulation - Wikipedia

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    Topical cream formulation is an emulsion semisolid dosage form that is used for skin external application. Most of the topical cream formulations contain more than 20 per cent of water and volatiles and/or less than 50 per cent of hydrocarbons , waxes , or polyethylene glycols as the vehicle for external skin application. [ 1 ]

  9. Drugs in pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Heartburn is a common symptom of late term pregnancy during which up to 80% of pregnant women have experienced it by the end of their third trimester. [12] Heartburn often indicates the development of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), where the lower esophageal sphincter relaxes due to elevated progesterone levels causing increased ...