Talk:Scopolamine
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Isn't it also used as an anti-emetic? If I recall they even sell skin patches for motion sickness. --LDC
- First item in this line of the article: "is also an antiemetic, antivertigo, antispasmodic...". :) -- [[User::Paul Drye|Paul Drye]]
Is there a reason to capitalize Scopolamine Hydrobromide ?
Kpjas
Isn't this article a bit of a hard read for a person without a medical background? Wouldn't it be appropriate to translate and expand some of the jargon within the article to reduce the amount of link-following one has to do to understand it? --Robert Merkel
I removed the claim that it is used in medicine to induce amnesia. The fact that it induces amnesia is mentioned in the article, but I don't think that's ever a goal of treatment. AxelBoldt 15:43 27 May 2003 (UTC)
- One situation where amnesia is a goal of treatment is during surgery or other painful procedures. You do not want to be conscious when you're getting slit open and your organs wiggled around. Scopolamine has been almost completely superceded by other drugs for the purpose but it is still one of its uses.Porkchopmcmoose 02:44, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Scuba diving
From the section on scuba diving ...Due to its effectiveness,it has become commonly used by scuba divers... Effectiveness at doing what? Joyous 18:59, May 16, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Hyoscyamine
Hey, there's an article called hyoscyamine. Two articles for exactly the same compound.
AbinoamJr 14:41, 27 May 2005 (UTC)
- If you take a look at their structure, you'll find that they're not exactly the same compound. Matt 15:15, 27 May 2005 (UTC)
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- Chemically, they're not the same...interesting thing, though...cocaine IS. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by DannyBoy2k (talk • contribs) 18:46, 22 February 2007 (UTC).
It was so similar, the description, and the name. Thanks for clarifying -- Abinoam Jr. msg 02:51, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Note about anti sea-sickness use
Experiment Description for: Inflight Salivary Pharmacokinetics of Scopolamine and Dextroamphetamine (DSO 457)
Scopolamine/dextroamphetamine, a drug combination used to prevent motion sickness, was studied because of its frequent use by crewmembers during flight and its reportedly variable pharmacokinetics and poor bioavailability on the ground.
--Charles Gaudette 19:38, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
