benztropine mesylate

[benz-troh-peen mez-uh-leyt, mes-, mee-zuh-, mee-suh-]

noun

Pharmacology.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of benztropine mesylate¹

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

Example Sentences

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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