Names and pronunciation
(skoe-pol′a-meen) Transderm Scop
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Drug reference
(skoe-pol′a-meen) Transderm Scop
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Func. class.: Cholinergic blocker
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Chem. class.: Belladonna alkaloid
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USES: Preoperatively to produce amnesia, sedation and to decrease secre- tions; motion sickness, parkinsonian symptoms
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CONTRAINDICATIONS: Hyper- sensitivity, closed-angle glaucoma, myas- thenia gravis, GI/GU obstruction, hyper- sensitivity to belladonna, barbiturates
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DOSAGE AND ROUTES Motion sickness • Adult: TD 1 patch 4 hr before travel and q3days Preoperatively • Adult: IM/IV/SUBCUT 0.32-0.65 mg; TD apply 1 patch PM before surgery or 1 hr before C-section Nausea and vomiting • Adult: SUBCUT 0.6-1 mg • Child: SUBCUT 0.006 mg/kg; max 0.3 mg/dose
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Available forms: TD patch 1 mg/72 hr (1.5 mg/2.5 m2)
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• Child: SUBCUT 0.006 mg/kg; max 0.3 mg/dose
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