A patient reports having urinary frequency and discomfort associated with urination. After a careful physical examination and history to determine the cause, the NP should prescribe a medication from which drug class?
a. Cholinergics
b. Antispasmodics
c. Anticholinergics
d. Urinary tract analgesics
B
Antispasmodics are smooth muscle relaxants. Use of these drugs can produce increased bladder capacity and exhibit local anesthetic and analgesic actions. Cholinergic agents increase detrusor muscle tone to improve initiation of voiding and bladder emptying. Anticholinergics decrease detrusor tone to treat urge incontinence. Urinary tract analgesics are used to treat pain via a local analgesic effect on urinary tract mucosa and are used in conjunction with antibiotics to treat UTI.
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