Benztropine

Benzatropine also spelled benztropine is a medication used to treat a type of movement disorder due to antipsychotics known as dystonia and parkinsonism.

Benztropine. Benztropine is used together with other medicines to treat the symptoms of parkinson s disease muscle spasms stiffness tremors poor muscle control. It is taken by mouth or by injection into a vein or muscle. Benztropine is also used to treat and prevent these symptoms when they are caused by drugs such as chlorpromazine thorazine fluphenazine prolixin perphenazine trilafon and others. Each benztropine mesylate tablet usp for oral administration contains benztropine mesylate usp 0 5 mg 1 mg or 2 mg.

It is not useful for tardive dyskinesia. Benztropine mesylate is a crystalline white powder very soluble in water and has a molecular weight of 403 54. A disorder of the nervous system that causes difficulties with movement muscle control and balance and tremors caused by other medical problems or medications. Benztropine reduces the effects of certain chemicals in the body that may be unbalanced as a result of disease such as parkinson s drug therapy or other causes.

Benztropine is used along with other medications to treat the symptoms of parkinson s disease pd. It comes as an injectable solution and an oral tablet. Common side effects include dry mouth blurry vision nausea and. The injectable solution can be given by intramuscular im injection or intravenous iv injection.

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