OCAD University.m4a

1. Drug Brand Name:

• Scop (for transdermal patch)

• Buscopan (for hyoscine butylbromide, a related form used for GI spasms)

2. Drug Generic Name:

• called Scopolamine in North America
• Hyoscine Butylbromid

3. Drug Class:

• Anticholinergic (Antimuscarinic agent)

4. Top 5 Indications:

✅ Motion sickness prevention and treatment

✅ Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)

✅ Gastrointestinal spasms (when using hyoscine butylbromide)

✅ End-of-life care (reduces terminal secretions, “death rattle”)

✅ Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptom relief (with butylbromide form)

5. Top 5 Contraindications:

🚫 Glaucoma (especially narrow-angle)

🚫 Myasthenia gravis

🚫 Obstructive uropathy (e.g., severe BPH)

🚫 Severe paralytic ileus or GI obstruction