Scopolamine API Market, by Form (Powder and Liquid), by Purity (≥99% and ≥ 98%), by Scale of Production (Industrial scale, Pilot scale, and Laboratory scale), and by Region (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa) - Size, Share, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2022 - 2030
Scopolamine is an alkaloid drug extracted from a plant called henbane to treat nausea and motion sickness and further to dilate the pupil in ophthalmic procedures. Scopolamine belongs to a class of drugs called anticholinergic. Scopolamine is a tropane alkaloid isolated from members of the Solanaceae family of plants, similar to atropine and hyoscyamine, all of which structurally mimic the natural neurotransmitter acetylcholine. It works by blocking the activity of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which stimulates the part of the brain that triggers nausea and vomiting, involuntary muscle movement in the lungs, and the gastrointestinal and urinary tracts. Scopolamine is also used in medicine as a sedative or hypnotic and sometimes with morphine to relieve pain. Scopolamine has also been prescribed ‘off label’ for depression, asthma, as a smoking-cessation remedy, and to relieve the nausea that accompanies chemotherapy
Market Dynamics
Scopolamine is effective in reducing depression and anxiety symptoms due to its anxiety-reducing (anxiolytic) effects. Thus the increasing number of people suffering from anxiety is expected to drive the market growth over the forecast period. For instance, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S. affecting about 40 million adults aged 18 years and older, or 18.1% of the population every year in the U.S.
Moreover, increasing adoption of drug delivery systems such as transdermal patches is expected to drive the market growth over the forecast period. The scopolamine transdermal skin patch is used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by motion sickness or recovery from anesthesia and surgery.
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