Q. I read recently in your column about an amnesia reaction to scopolamine. I would like to share my husband’s scopolamine story. When he has had surgery in the past, the doctors have applied a ...

Q: I read recently in your column about an amnesia reaction to scopolamine. I would like to share my husband’s scopolamine story. When he has had surgery in the past, the doctors have applied a ...

It comes as a tablet to take by mouth, with or without food. It is also available as an injection, eye drops and a patch to be applied on the skin behind the ear. Dosage & When it is to be taken PO- ...

What can you tell me about the prescription drug scopolamine? Is it the same thing as the South American “zombie drug”? Wasn’t it used as a truth serum? Why would a doctor ever prescribe it? —Nick ...