scopolamine
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- n 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
- Urinalysis revealed that ten of the patients had been taking nonprescription sleeping pills, and the doctors have little doubt that scopolamine, a key ingredient in many such .
- As a temporary remedy, astronauts routinely take along pills containing a combination of scopolamine, a drug that blunts sensations, and dextroamphetamine, a stimulant to .
- Scopolamine is a hypnotic drug made from henbane.