Matropin

Homatropine Hydrobromide ·Aristopharma Ltd.·Ophthalmic Solution

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Packages & prices

Pack	Price	Details
10 ml drop	৳	10 ml drop: BDT 56.70

Administration

Mydriasis and cycloplegia for refraction:

Adult: Instill 1 or 2 drops of 2% solution, or 1 drop of 5% solution immediately before the procedure, repeat at 5-10 minute intervals if necessary.
Child: Instill 1 drop of 2% soln immediately before the procedure, repeat at 10-min intervals if necessary.

Uveitis:

Adult: Instill 1-2 drops of 2% or 5% solution bid-tid up to every 3-4 hr as needed.
Child: 3 mth- 2 yr: instill 1 drop of 0.5% soln once daily or on alternate days. >2 yr: instill 1 drop of 1% or 2% soln bid.

Effects

Hypersensitivity may occur as conjunctivitis.

Ataxia, incoherent speech, restlessness, hallucinations, disorientation, failure to recognize people and tachycardia. Psychotic reactions and behavioural disturbances (in children). SC/IM/IV Physostigmine salicylate 1-2 mg to control central and peripheral effects. Small doses of short-acting barbiturate eg. thiopentone sodium 100 mg to control excitement.

Indications

Homatropine Hydrobromide sterile Eye Drops is indicated for use as a mydriatic and cycloplegic agent.

Pharmacology

Homatropine, a tertiary amine antimuscarinic, produces dilation and loss of accommodation by blocking the response of iris sphincter muscle and the accommodative ciliary muscle to cholinergic stimulation.