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  "kind": "drug_profile",
  "generic": "bethanechol",
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "origin": "openfda",
  "sections": {
    "adult": [
      {
        "text": "The usual adult oral dose ranges from 10 mg to 50 mg three or four times a day.",
        "source": "US FDA label for bethanechol (Bethanechol Chloride), section 'dosage and administration', retrieved 2026-08-29",
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      },
      {
        "text": "The minimum effective dose is determined by giving 5 mg to 10 mg initially, and repeating the same amount at hourly intervals until satisfactory response occurs, or until a maximum of 50 mg has been given.",
        "source": "US FDA label for bethanechol (Bethanechol Chloride), section 'dosage and administration', retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/bethanechol.json",
        "verbatim": true
      },
      {
        "text": "Dosage must be individualized, depending on the type and severity of the condition to be treated. Preferably give the drug when the stomach is empty. If taken soon after eating, nausea and vomiting may occur. The usual adult oral dose ranges from 10 mg to 50 mg three or four times a day.",
        "source": "US FDA label for bethanechol (Bethanechol Chloride), section 'dosage and administration', retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/bethanechol.json",
        "verbatim": true
      }
    ],
    "child": [
      {
        "text": "Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established.",
        "source": "US FDA label for bethanechol (Bethanechol Chloride), section 'pediatric use', retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/bethanechol.json",
        "verbatim": true
      }
    ],
    "renal": [
      {
        "text": "No kidney-impairment dose in this label. Not a statement that none is needed.",
        "source": "Read and found silent: the US FDA label for bethanechol (Bethanechol Chloride), retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/bethanechol.json",
        "verbatim": false
      }
    ],
    "hepatic": [
      {
        "text": "No liver-impairment dose in this label. Not a statement that none is needed.",
        "source": "Read and found silent: the US FDA label for bethanechol (Bethanechol Chloride), retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/bethanechol.json",
        "verbatim": false
      }
    ],
    "pregnancy": [
      {
        "text": "Teratogenic Effects Pregnancy Category C Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with bethanechol chloride.",
        "source": "US FDA label for bethanechol (Bethanechol Chloride), section 'pregnancy', retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/bethanechol.json",
        "verbatim": true
      },
      {
        "text": "It is also not known whether bethanechol chloride can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity.",
        "source": "US FDA label for bethanechol (Bethanechol Chloride), section 'pregnancy', retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/bethanechol.json",
        "verbatim": true
      },
      {
        "text": "Bethanechol chloride should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.",
        "source": "US FDA label for bethanechol (Bethanechol Chloride), section 'pregnancy', retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/bethanechol.json",
        "verbatim": true
      }
    ],
    "lactation": [
      {
        "text": "It is not known whether this drug is secreted in human milk.",
        "source": "US FDA label for bethanechol (Bethanechol Chloride), section 'nursing mothers', retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/bethanechol.json",
        "verbatim": true
      },
      {
        "text": "Because many drugs are secreted in human milk and because of the potential for serious adverse reactions from bethanechol chloride in nursing infants, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.",
        "source": "US FDA label for bethanechol (Bethanechol Chloride), section 'nursing mothers', retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/bethanechol.json",
        "verbatim": true
      }
    ]
  }
}