Scopolamine is a tropane alkaloid isolated from members of the Solanaceae family of plants, similar to atropine and hyoscyamine, all of which structurally mimic the natural neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Scopolamine was first synthesized in 1959, but to date, synthesis remains less efficient than extracting scopolamine from plants. As an acetylcholine analo...
Scopolamine is indicated in adult patients for the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness and for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) associated with anesthesia or opiate analgesia.
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
University Hospital Galway, Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Collaborative Neuroscience Network, LLC, Long Beach, California, United States
NAMRU Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, United States
Collaborative Neuroscience Network, LLC, Long Beach, California, United States
Beijing Anding Hospital, Beijing, China
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