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Tropicamide
Essential medicine status
Section:
14. Diagnostic agents 14.1. Diagnostic agents > Ophthalmic medicines
ATC codes: S01FA06
EMLc
Indication
Cycloplegic drug ICD11 code: XM3918
INN
Tropicamide
Medicine type
Diagnostic agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 0.5%
EML status history
First added in 1987 (TRS 770)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Changed in 2021 (TRS 1035)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
atropine (ATC codes: S01FA01)
cyclopentolate (ATC codes: S01FA04)
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Tropicamide
DrugBank
Tropicamide
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of square box listings on the EML and EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended atropine and cyclopentolate be specified as therapeutic alternatives under the square box listing for tropicamide on the EML and EMLc.