A patient reports dribbling small amounts of urine but also has difficulty initiating a urine stream. The primary care NP should prescribe:
a. solifenacin (VESIcare).
b. bethanechol (Urecholine).
c. phenazopyridine (Pyridium).
d. oxybutynin chloride (Ditropan XL).
B
Bethanechol is a cholinergic agonist and is used to treat voiding dysfunction by increasing the activity of the detrusor muscle. Solifenacin and oxybutynin chloride are anticholinergics. Phenazopyridine is a urinary tract analgesic.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word