Comparative Pharmacology
Head-to-head clinical analysis: HICON versus SCOPOLAMINE.
Peer-Reviewed Evidence
Head-to-head clinical analysis: HICON versus SCOPOLAMINE.
HICON vs SCOPOLAMINE
Comparing the clinical profiles, pharmacokinetic behaviors, and safety indices of these two therapeutic agents.
Unknown; possibly involves modulation of hypothalamic thermoregulatory center.
Scopolamine is a competitive antagonist of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5), blocking the action of acetylcholine at these receptors in the central nervous system and periphery.
HICON (norepinephrine) 0.05-0.5 mcg/kg/min IV continuous infusion, titrated to blood pressure.
1.5 mg transdermal patch applied to postauricular skin every 72 hours; for prevention of motion sickness, apply 4-5 hours before exposure. Alternatively, 0.3-0.65 mg intramuscularly or intravenously every 6-8 hours as needed; or 0.4-0.8 mg subcutaneously. Oral dose: 0.4-0.8 mg every 6-8 hours as needed.
None Documented
None Documented
Clinical Note
moderateScopolamine + Venlafaxine
"The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Scopolamine is combined with Venlafaxine."
Clinical Note
moderateScopolamine + Nefazodone
"The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Scopolamine is combined with Nefazodone."
Clinical Note
moderateScopolamine + Stiripentol
"The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Scopolamine is combined with Stiripentol."
Clinical Note
moderateScopolamine + Fesoterodine
Terminal half-life: 12-18 hours; prolonged to 24-36 hours in renal impairment (CrCl <30 mL/min)
Terminal elimination half-life is approximately 2–4 hours in adults; in elderly or hepatic impairment, half-life may be prolonged.
Renal: 70% as unchanged drug; biliary/fecal: 25% as metabolites; 5% other
Renal excretion of unchanged drug and metabolites accounts for approximately 50% of elimination; biliary/fecal excretion accounts for the remainder.
Category C
Category A/B
Anticholinergic
Anticholinergic
"The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Scopolamine is combined with Fesoterodine."