Homatropine

Homatropine (Equipin®, Isopto Homatropine®) is an anticholinergic medication that inhibits muscarinic acetylcholine receptors and thus the parasympathetic nervous system. It is used in eye drops as a cycloplegic, to temporarily paralyze accommodation, and as a mydriatic, to dilate the pupil.

Homatropine is less potent than atropine and has a shorter duration of action. It is available as the hydrobromide or methylbromide salt

Side effects
Blurred vision
Sensitivity to light

Contraindications
Untreated glaucoma
Myasthenia gravis
Severe heart failure
Thyrotoxicosis

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