Buscopan
Brand names,
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Brand Names Mixture
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Chemical_Formula
C17H21NO4
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RX_link
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fda sheet
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msds (material safety sheet)
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Synthesis Reference
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Molecular Weight
303.353 g/mol
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Melting Point
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H2O Solubility
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State
Solid
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LogP
1.659
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Dosage Forms
Liquid
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Indication
For the treatment of excessive salivation, colicky abdominal pain, bradycardia, sialorrhoea, diverticulitis, irritable bowel syndrome and motion sickness.
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Pharmacology
Scopolamine is a muscarinic antagonist structurally similar to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and acts by blocking the muscarinic acetylcholine receptors and is thus classified as an anticholinergic. Scopolamine has many uses including the prevention of motion sickness. It is not clear how Scopolamine prevents nausea and vomiting due to motion sickness. The vestibular part of the ear is very important for balance. When a person becomes disoriented due to motion, the vestibule sends a signal through nerves to the vomiting center in the brain, and vomiting occurs. Acetylcholine is a chemical that nerves use to transmit messages to each other. It is believe that Scopolamine prevents communication between the nerves of the vestibule and the vomiting center in the brain by blocking the action of acetylcholine. Scopolamine also may work directly on the vomiting center. Scopolamine must be taken before the onset of motion sickness to be effective.
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Absorption
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side effects and Toxicity
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Patient Information
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Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals