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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

scopolamine or hyoscine , alkaloid drug obtained from plants of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), chiefly from henbane , Hyoscyamus niger. Structurally similar to the nerve substance acetylcholine , scopolamine acts by interfering with the transmission of nerve impulses by acetylcholine in the parasympathetic nervous system and produces symptoms typical of parasympathetic system depression: dilated pupils, rapid heartbeat, and dry skin, mouth, and respiratory passages. Because scopolamine depresses the central nervous system, it is used as a sedative prior to anesthesia and as... Read more

Scopolamine Patch
Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers Scopolamine patch Definition A scopolamine patch (Transdermal Scop or Transderm-V) is an adhesive medication...the ear. The patch is treated with the belladonna alkaloid scopolamine, an anticholinergic drug that is a central nervous system depressant... Read more

Scopolamine
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer Scopolamine Definition Scopolamine, also called hyoscine hydrobromide, is used in cancer treatment...people. These conditions can occur for several different reasons. Scopolamine is used to treat nausea and vomiting that result from movement... Read more

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	The Effects of Transdermal Scopolamine on Simulated Ship Navigation and Attention/Reaction Time Magazine article from: International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; Transdermal scopolamine is commonly used by mariners to prevent...seasickness. Most studies indicate that scopolamine administered transdermally via an...to test the effects of transdermal scopolamine on performance using training simulators... Read more
	THE EFFECT OF TRANSDERMAL SCOPOLAMINE ON THE INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY OF POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING IN A GROUP OF HIGH-RISK PATIENTS GIVEN PROPHYLACTIC INTRAVENOUS ONDANSETRON Magazine article from: AANA Journal; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...IV) ondansetron or transdermal (TD) scopolamine. No study has examined what effect using...ondansetron and randomized to receive a TD scopolamine patch or placebo. Demographics, incidence...noted between groups. Patients in the scopolamine group had a lower incidence of PONV... Read more
	Ninjin-yoei-to (Ren-Shen-Yang-Rong-Tang) and Polygalae radix improves scopolamine-induced impairment of passive avoidance response in mice. Magazine article from: Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...found that 1000 mg/kg p.o. improved the scopolamine-induced impairment of passive avoidance...100 mg/kg significantly improved the scopolamine-induced impairment of passive avoidance...completely antagonized by pretreatment of scopolamine hydrobromide (0.5 mg/kg). These results... Read more
	'Baboon bum' is a raw deal for us sailors ; "SCOPOLAMINE" Newspaper article from: Grimsby Telegraph; 5/3/2008; 288 words ; "SCOPOLAMINE" To most a difficult-to-pronounce doctors' word, but, to me, a life-line. For Scopolamine patches are the last line of defence...science, and my mum who Googled them, Scopolamine patches are here to save the day. The... Read more
	COMPARISON OF THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT ELICITORS ON HYOSCYAMINE AND SCOPOLAMINE CONTENT IN HAIRY ROOT CULTURES OF BRUGMANSIA CANDIDA Magazine article from: In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology; 11/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...release of both alkaloids up to 1500% (scopolamine) and 1100% (hyoscyamine). However, the...increases of 700% in hyoscyamine and 200% in scopolamine. The B. candida root homogenate enhanced...each elicitor is discussed. Key words: scopolamine; hyoscyamine; biotic elicitors; tropane... Read more
	Differential effects of scopolamine and lorazepam on working memory maintenance versus manipulation processes Magazine article from: Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...administered) and the anticholinergic scopolamine (0.25 and 0.50 mg/ 70 kg, subcutaneously...maintenance processes (rehearsal) with scopolamine than with lorazepam and greater impairment...manipulation processes with lorazepam than with scopolamine. In addition, the results suggested... Read more
	Presumed Central Anticholinergic Syndrome from Inadvertent Intravenous Hyoscine Hydrobromide (Scopolamine) Injection Magazine article from: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; 6/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...realized that hyoscine hydrobromide (scopolamine) had been inadvertently administered...anticholinergic, drug error Hyoscine hydrobromidc (scopolamine), a tertiary amine and acetylcholine...glycopyrrolate, but similar to atropine, scopolamine crosses the blood brain barrier. It... Read more
	Scopolamine effects under a titrating-delayed-nonmatching-to-position procedure.(Author abstract) Magazine article from: The Psychological Record; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...proportion of trials at the longer delay. Scopolamine, MK-801 (Dizocilpine), and WIN 55, 212...cannabinoid) receptors (Mereu et al. 2003). Scopolamine and MK-801 reduced accuracy during trials...indicate that the disruptions produced by scopolamine and MK-801, which were not delay-dependent... Read more
	Motion sickness patch making a comeback Magazine article from: Drug Topics; 9/15/1997; ; 494 words ; ...a three-year hiatus, Transderm Scop (scopolamine 1.5 mg) is back. Voluntarily withdrawn...retail price of $5 for a three-day patch, scopolamine is more cost effective than competing...Pharmaceuticals' recently approved Scopace (scopolamine hydrobromide) 0.4-mg tablets may put... Read more
	Transderm soap: Prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with anesthesia and surgery Magazine article from: Formulary; 2/1/1998; ; 179 words ; Transdermal scopolamine 1.5 mg (Transderm Scop Transdermal...additional antiemetic medication in 76% of scopolamine-treated patients versus 59% of placebo-treat...delivers approximately 1.0 mg of scopolamine over 3 days, be applied to the hairless... Read more

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	Scopolamine poisoning among heroin users - New York City, Newark, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, 1995 and 1996. Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 6/7/1996
	Erratum: vol. 45, no. 22. (an article about scopolamine poisoning among heroin users should have used the phrase 'severe respiratory depression' instead of 'severe respiratory distress')(Correction Notice) Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 6/14/1996
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