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Atropine
Essential medicine status
Section:
1. Anaesthetics, preoperative medicines and medical gases 1.3. Preoperative medication and sedation for short-term procedures
ATC codes: A03BA01
EMLc
Indication
Parasympatholytics [anticholinergics and antimuscarinics] and spasmolytics ICD11 code: XM1241346749
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 mg in 1 mL ampoule or vial (sulfate) ; 400 µg per mL in 1 mL ampoule or vial (sulfate) (EMLc)
EML status history
First added in 1987 (TRS 770)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Changed in 2025 (TRS 1064)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
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Atropine
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Atropine
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of the age-appropriateness of formulations on the EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended: - the addition of atropine injection 400 micrograms/mL to the EMLc; - to modify the formulation descriptions for atropine injection to better describe the available dosage forms.