Scopace? [DSC]
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
Transderm Scop?
Brand Names: Canada:
Buscopan?;Scopolamine Hydrobromide Injection;Transderm-V?
Uses
- It is used to help motion sickness.
- It is used to treat muscle spasms of the GI (gastrointestinal) tract.
- It is used to stop or treat upset stomach and throwing up.
- Scopolamine helps keep chemical balance in the brain.
- It slows movement in the GI (gastrointestinal) tract, lowering the number of spasms.
- It affects the throwing up (vomiting) center in the brain.
Dosing
How to take
- Skin patch:
- Wash your hands before and after use.
- Use skin patch behind the ear. If using for motion sickness, put on 4 hours before travel starts.
- Wear only one patch at a time.
- If the patch falls off, put a new one on.
- If this drug is needed for more than 3 days, throw away the old patch. Put a new one on behind the other ear.
- Shot:
- It is given as a shot into a muscle, vein, or into the fatty part of the skin.
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