Chemical compound
Pharmaceutical compound
Tropicamide , sold under the brand nameMydriacyl among others, is a medication used todilate the pupil and help with theexamination of the eye .[ 3] Specifically it is used to help examine theback of the eye .[ 4] It is applied aseye drops .[ 3] Effects occur within 40 minutes and last for up to a day.[ 3]
Common side effects includeblurry vision ,increased intraocular pressure , andsensitivity to light .[ 3] Another rare but severe side effect ispsychosis , particularly in children.[ 3] It is unclear if use duringpregnancy is safe for the fetus.[ 5] Tropicamide is in theantimuscarinic part of theanticholinergic family of medications.[ 3] It works by making the muscles within the eye unable to respond to nerve signals.[ 3]
Tropicamide was approved for medical use in the United States in 1960.[ 3] It is on theWorld Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines .[ 6]
Anisocoria caused by tropicamide instilled into the subject's right eye only.Tropicamide is anantimuscarinic drug that produces short actingmydriasis (dilation of thepupil ) andcycloplegia [ 7] when applied aseye drops . It is used to allow better examination of thelens ,vitreous humor , andretina . Due to its relatively short duration of effect (4–8 hours), it is typically used duringeye examinations such as thedilated fundus examination , but it may also be used before or aftereye surgery . Cycloplegic drops are often also used to treat anterioruveitis , decreasing the risk of posteriorsynechiae and decreasing inflammation in the anterior chamber of the eye.[citation needed ]
Tropicamide is occasionally administered in combination withp -hydroxyamphetamine (brand nameParemyd ), which is asympathomimetic . The use of the sympathomimetic drug causes the iris dilator muscle to be directly stimulated, causing increased dilation. In the United States, the sympathomimetic drop most commonly used along with tropicamide, is 2.5%phenylephrine hydrochloride (brand name AK-Dilate).[citation needed ]
Tropicamide induces transient stinging and a slight and transient rise inintraocular pressure in the majority of patients. It may cause redness orconjunctivitis (inflammation) and alsoblurs near vision for a short while after instillation (care must be taken, and the patient must only drive when vision returns to normal). Tropicamide may, in very rare cases,[ 8] cause an attack ofacute angle-closure glaucoma . This tends to be in patients with narrowanterior chamber angles , and closure risk must be assessed by the practitioner prior to instillation.[citation needed ]
Tropicamide is often preferred toatropine because atropine has a longerhalf-life , causing prolonged dilation and blurry vision for up to a week. Atropine has lesssting effect , but can be toxic or fatal if ingested in large quantities by children or adults.[citation needed ]
Witheye drops ,systemic effects are minimal to nonexistent due to very low absorption into the bloodstream.[ 9]
Tropicamide is ananticholinergic .[ 10] It is specifically anantimuscarinic , acting as aselective muscarinic acetylcholine M1 andM4 receptor antagonist .[ 10] However, it has also been reported to be a non-selective antagonist of all five muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.[ 11] As with other antimuscarinics, tropicamide can producedeliriant effects.[ 10]
Tropicamide is sometimes abused (injected intravenously e.g. byinsulin syringe ) as an inexpensive recreationaldeliriant drug (along withnaphazoline ). This was initially reported in Russia, but has subsequently spread to various other countries in the former Soviet Union and around Europe, and later in the United States.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
Tropicamide severely destroys internal organs when injected.[ 15] [ 16]
Tropicamide has achiral center and twoenantiomers . Medications areracemates .[ 17]
Enantiomers (R )-TropicamidCAS: 92934-63-9 (S )-TropicamidCAS: 92934-64-0
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