an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
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The patient was given frequent doses of scopolamine until they were delirious.
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He named a solanaceous genus, Scopolia, the source of scopolamine, after him.
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Scopolamine held out some early hope, but it often induced hallucinations.
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The chemicals contained in the root are atropine, scopolamine, hyoscyamine.
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Scopolamine is a different class of medication and is not approved for use in children.
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Scopolamine is effective and can be administered as a tablet or injected.
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Scopolamine causes memory impairments to a similar degree as diazepam.
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The fear that the mere mention of scopolamine struck in the locals was palpable and startling.
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Unlike ketamine, scopolamine works through the brain's acetylcholine chemical messenger system.
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- An alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying"
- Scopolamine, also known as levo-duboisine, and hyoscine, is a tropane alkaloid drug with muscarinic antagonist effects. It is obtained from plants of the family Solanaceae (nightshades), such as henbane, jimson weed and Angel's Trumpets (Datura resp. Brugmansia spec. ...
