Scopolamine (Transdermal Route)

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Side Effects

Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.

Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:

• Blurred vision
• Chest pain or discomfort
• Difficulty with urinating
• Dilation of the pupils
• Dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up from a lying or sitting position suddenly
• Eye pain
• Flushing or redness of the skin
• Mood or mental changes
• Muscle weakness
• Nausea or vomiting
• Rash
• Redness of the white part of the eyes
• Restlessness
• Seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there
• Shortness of breath
• Slow or irregular heartbeat
• Sweating
• Unusual tiredness
• Unusually warm skin

Get emergency help immediately if any of the following symptoms of overdose occur:

• Anxiety
• Blurred or loss of vision
• Change in consciousness
• Decrease in frequency of urination
• Decrease in urine volume
• Difficulty in passing urine (dribbling)
• Disturbed color perception
• Double vision
• Dry mouth
• Dry, flushed skin
• Fast, pounding, or irregular heartbeat or pulse
• Halos around lights
• Headache
• Hyperventilation
• Irritability
• Loss of consciousness
• Nervousness
• Night blindness
• Overbright appearance of lights
• Painful urination
• Pounding in the ears
• Seizures
• Shaking
• Sleepiness
• Trouble with sleeping
• Tunnel vision
• Unusual drowsiness, dullness, tiredness, weakness, or feeling of sluggishness

Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

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