What is Scopoderm?
Scopoderm is a preventative medication for motion sickness that comes as a patch.
Dizziness, fatigue and vomiting while travelling are all signs of motion sickness, and while women and children between the ages of two and 12 are most at risk, it can affect anyone.
Scopoderm patches should be applied to the area of skin behind your ear, five to six hours before starting your journey. One patch provides protection for up to three days (or 72 hours). If you’re travelling for a shorter period, you should remove it when your journey ends.
How does Scopoderm work?
Motion sickness occurs when your eyes and your ears don’t send the same signals to your brain, which then confuse it. It normally happens while travelling via air, car, train, or boat, or on amusement park rides. Scopoderm is absorbed through the skin and prevents motion sickness by stopping the messages sent from the vestibular system (inner ear) from reaching an area of the brain responsible for the vomiting reflex. This reduces the severity of motion sickness symptoms.
Hyoscine hydrobromide is the active ingredient in Scopoderm. One patch of Scopoderm contains 1.5mg of hyoscine.
What doses of Scopoderm are there?
Scopoderm is a single dose treatment, so it only comes in one dose: a 1.5mg patch. If it doesn’t reduce your symptoms of motion sickness as expected, log in to your account and send our clinician a message. They may advise you to try an alternative medication.