Is Scopolamine (Devil's Breath) legal in Brazil?
- Legal status
- Scopolamine (hyoscine) — escopolamina (hioscina) is a registered medicine, not a controlled substance: butilbrometo de escopolamina (Buscopan) holds ANVISA registro and is absent from the Portaria SVS/MS 344/1998 controlled-substances lists. Buscopan tablets are sold OTC (venda sem prescrição).
- Consequences if caught
- Escopolamina carries no controlled-substance penalty; unauthorised supply of a registered medicine is a sanitary-law matter only.
- If prescribed or medical
- Buscopan (butilbrometo de escopolamina) tablets are OTC for spasm; injectable scopolamine (premedication, palliative secretions) is used clinically under prescription.
- Documentation
- Buscopan (butilbrometo de escopolamina) is ANVISA-registered and listed in the Bulário Eletrônico; carried lawfully.
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