Benztropine Mesylate
Benztropine Mesylate is an anticholinergic medication that helps restore dopamine-acetylcholine balance in the brain. It is primarily used to manage drug-induced movement disorders and Parkinson-like symptoms, particularly in patients taking antipsychotic medications.
Benztropine Mesylate is an anticholinergic used to treat movement disorders and extrapyramidal symptoms, especially those caused by antipsychotic medications.
Key facts at a glance
- RxNorm
- 18927
- Generic
- Benztropine Mesylate
- Class
- pin-variant
- Brands
- —
- Availability
- rx
- Lactation
- unknown
- Routes
- —
- Forms
- —
- Regions
- US, EU, CN, JP
- Monitoring
- —
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Treats drug-induced extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) including acute dystonia, parkinsonism, and akathisia associated with antipsychotic use. Also used as adjunctive therapy in Parkinsonism.
Blocks muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain, restoring the balance between dopamine and acetylcholine neurotransmitter activity that becomes disrupted during antipsychotic treatment.
May cause drowsiness, dry mouth, blurred vision, and urinary retention. Should be used with caution in elderly patients and those with glaucoma, urinary retention, or gastrointestinal obstruction. Effectiveness should be reassessed periodically as symptoms may change over time.
Official drug label
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