Definition of Scopolamine
1. Noun. An alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures. "Someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying"
Definition of Scopolamine
1. Noun. (pharmaceutical drug) A tropane alkaloid obtained from plants of the nightshade family, used as a sedative, to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils for ophthalmic examination. ¹
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Definition of Scopolamine
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Medical Definition of Scopolamine
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An alkaloid from solanaceae, especially datura metel l. And scopola carniolica. Scopolamine and its quaternary derivatives act as antimuscarinics like atropine, but may have more central nervous system effects. Among the many uses are as an anaesthetic premedication, in urinary incontinence, in motion sickness, as an antispasmodic, and as a mydriatic and cycloplegic.
Pharmacological action: anaesthesia adjuvants, antiemetics, muscarinic antagonists, mydriatics, parasympatholytics.
Chemical name: Benzeneacetic acid, alpha-(hydroxymethyl)-, 9-methyl-3-oxa-9-azatricyclo(3.3.1.02,4)non-7-yl ester, (7(S)-(1alpha,2beta,4beta,5alpha,7beta))-
(12 Dec 1998)
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