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hyoscine

Drug that acts on the autonomic nervous system and prevents muscle spasm. It is frequently included in premedication to dry up lung secretions and as a postoperative sedative. It is also used to treat ulcers, to relax the womb in labour, for travel sickness, and to dilate the pupils before an eye examination. It is an alkaloid, C17H21NO2, obtained from various plants of the nightshade family (such as belladonna).



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Comparison of the effects of a selective muscarinic receptor antagonist and hyoscine (scopolamine) on motion sickness, skin conductance and heart rate.
Vertigo and motion sickness. Part II: pharmacologic treatment by Roland, Peter S. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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