"Flavoxate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A drug that has been used in various urinary syndromes and as an antispasmodic. Its therapeutic usefulness and its mechanism of action are not clear. It may have local anesthetic activity and direct relaxing effects on smooth muscle as well as some activity as a muscarinic antagonist.
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D005422
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.663.283.266.450.260.444 D03.633.100.150.266.450.260.444
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Uropharmacology: IX. Direct-acting smooth muscle stimulants and depressants. Urology. 1978 Aug; 12(2):231-5.