benztropine mesylate

American

[benz-troh-peen mez-uh-leyt, mes-, mee-zuh-, mee-suh-] / bɛnzˈtroʊ pin ˈmɛz əˌleɪt, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, ˈmi sə- /

noun

Pharmacology.

a synthetic anticholinergic, C 21 H 25 NO⋅CH 4 O 3 S, used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Etymology

Origin of benztropine mesylate

benztropine apparently as rearrangement of tropine benzohydryl; mesylate probably a contraction of methanesulfonate

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In May and June Fresenius Kabi voluntarily recalled some magnesium sulfate and benztropine mesylate injections in the United States because of the potential presence of glass particles in the vials.

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