Homatropine (Equipin, Isopto Homatropine) is an anticholinergic medication that is an antagonist at 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). For Homatropine methylbromide see Methylhomat...
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• (n.) An alkaloid, prepared from atropine, and from other sources. It is chemically related to atropine, and is used for the same purpose.
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(ho-mat´ro-pēn) an anticholinergic and antimuscarinic producing sympathetic blockade effects similar to but weaker than those of atropine; the hydrobromide salt is used as a mydriatic and cycloplegic and the methylbromide salt is used as an inhibitor of gastric spasm and secretion.
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Ho·mat'ro·pine noun [
Homo- +
atropine .]
(Medicine) An alkaloid, prepared from atropine, and from other sources. It is chemically related to atropine, and is used for the same purpose.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: hō-mat′rō-pēn Definitions: 1. An anticholinergic, mydriatic, and cycloplegic agent; available as the hydrobromide and the methylbromide. Synonyms: mandelytropine, tropine mandelate
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