Scopolamine used to be sold OTC in the US in pill form. Still is available in the UK and former colonies in that form, about $5 for 10-12 pills under brand names like "Kwell" in a blister card. It IS serious medication though, and anyone taking it should read the warnings and if there's any doubt, ask a doctor.
One thing you should never do with a scop patch is to cut it in half. The cut edge is now an uncontrolled leakage, so there's no way to really tell what your dosage is. The advice from the makers, and the doctors, is to put a piece of scotch tape, bandaid, etc. UNDER half of the patch, so that only half of it contacts your skin, and that neatly cuts the absorption rate in half--reliably.
For some of us, it makes the eyes way too sensitive to light, and your mouth feels like it is full of cotton, but it sure as hell beats being seasick.
There's another totally different product that works very well, called a Relief Band. Not just a hard spot on a wrist band, but about $100 (disposable or battery replaceable) for something that looks like a cheap plastic wrist watch. FDA approved for relief during pregnancy, actually works. When placed and kept over the right spot on your wrist, it produces an electric tingle to the nerves. Set on "high" it can feel like a rat chewing on your wrist, but again, that beats being seasick. Set on "lowest" it is barely noticeable. And of course, you can simply take it off anytime you want to stop using it. Since I found that, I've rarely needed scop.
