Homatropine
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Side Effects & Adverse Reactions
In infants and pediatric patients use with extreme caution. Excessive use in pediatric patients or certain individuals with a history of susceptibility to belladonna alkaloids may produce systemic symptoms of homatropine poisoning (see overdosage section).
KEEP THIS AND ALL DRUGS OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
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FDA Labeling Changes
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Uses
Homatropine Hydrobromide is indicated for treatment of iritis and iridocyclitis, for relief of ciliary spasm, and also as an aid in refraction. It is frequently employed as a cycloplegic and mydriatic in preoperative and postoperative conditions.
History
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Other Information
Homatropine Hydrobromide ophthalmic solution is a sterile solution for ophthalmic administration in drop form, having the following composition:
Plastic squeeze bottle
Homatropine Hydrobromide 20-50 mg/mL (cycloplegic-mydriatic) in a buffered aqueous solution containing boric acid, potassium chloride, edetate disodium and water for injection, preserved with benzalkonium chloride. The chemical name is 1αH, 3αH-Tropan-3α-o1mandelate (ester) hydrobromide. It has the following chemical structure:
Sources
Homatropine Manufacturers
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Hub Pharmaceuticals
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Homatropine | Hub Pharmaceuticals
Usual dosage is one or two drops of the 2% or 5% solution in the eye(s) two or three times a day, modified at discretion of physician.
For refraction: One or two drops of the 2% solution every 10-15 minutes for 5 doses or one or two drops of the 5% solution repeated in 15 minutes, modified at discretion of the physician.
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