Is Scopolamine (Devil's Breath) legal in Canada?
- Legal status
- Scopolamine (hyoscine) is a prescription drug, not a controlled substance: the Transderm-V motion-sickness patch is authorised by Health Canada in the Drug Product Database and scopolamine appears on no schedule of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Consequences if caught
- Scopolamine attracts no CDSA penalty; selling this prescription drug without authorisation is a Food and Drugs Act matter, not a controlled-substance trafficking offence.
- If prescribed or medical
- The Transderm-V (scopolamine transdermal) patch is prescription-only for motion sickness and post-anaesthetic nausea; hyoscine butylbromide (Buscopan) is available over the counter for spasm.
- Documentation
- Transderm-V (scopolamine) is listed as a prescription product in the Health Canada Drug Product Database; carried lawfully with a prescription.
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