Tropicamide

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Mydriasis. Cycloplegia.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Narrow angle glaucoma. Hypersensitivity. Shallow anterior chamber.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Darkly pigmented lris is more resistant to pupillary dilatation and caution should be exercised to avoid overdosage. Elderly, children, pregnancy. Hypertension, hyperthyroidism, DM, Cardiac disorders.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Increased intra ocular pressure. Transient stinging, dry mouth, blurred vision, photophobia, tachycardia, headache, superficial punctate keratitis, systemic anticholinergic effects.

Drug Category/Class

  • Muscarinic Antagonists
  • Mydriatics
  • Diagnostic Agents
  • Ophthalmologicals
  • Sensory Organs
  • Anticholinergics
  • Mydriatics and Cycloplegics
  • Anticholinergics
Prescribed Indicated to induce mydriasis (dilation of the pupil) and cycloplegia (paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye) in diagnostic procedures, such a...
Weight :284.3529
Structure Tropicamide
Generic Drug Tropicamide prescribed Indicated to induce mydriasis (dilation of the pupil) and cycloplegia (paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye) in diagnostic procedures, such a...
Formula

C17H20N2O2

Tropicamide has 9 Brands listed


Meptrop (Eye)Optimide (Eye) (5 ml)
Tmide (Eye) (5 ml)Triocyl (Eye) (3 ml)
Tropac (Eye) (3 ml)Trophen (Eye) (5 ml)
Tropicamet (Eye) (5 ml)Tropico (Eye) (5 ml)
Tropind (Eye) (5 ml)

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