(e.g., excessive sedation,vertigo,dry mouth, agitation, or hallucinations) and a short plasma half-life. The transdermalscopolaminedelivery system was the first commercially-available patch, approved for use in adults for the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated withmotion sicknessand ...
Has been used preoperatively to inhibit salivation and excessive respiratory tract secretions, but use of general anesthetics (e.g., thiopental [no longer commercially available in the US], halothane) that do not stimulate secretions has reduced the need for this use....