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.
Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Mersey Care NHS Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Mercy Facial Plastic Surgery Center, Springfield, Missouri, United States
Naval Medical Research Unit, Dayton, Ohio, United States
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