ALERT: Reports of drug misusers purchasing Buscopan OTC
Written by admin on Friday 1st May 2020
Please be vigilant with any requests to purchase
Drug misuser habits are always evolving and this is especially so now during the COVID-19 pandemic. CPSC has received reports of drug misusers purchasing Buscopan to crush up and smoke. Crushing the tablets releases scopolamine, which is a known hallucinogen.
Reported effects of this misuse include hallucinations (auditory, visual and tactile), amnesia, insomnia, palpitations, flushing, irritability, and an inability to concentrate.
Please share this information with your pharmacy team and ask them to be vigilant with any requests to purchase Buscopan going forward.