| Category of Drug | Atropine is a drug for Anaesthesia |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Atropine is used 1. To inhibit salivary secretions 2. To inhibit arrhythmias resulting from the excessive vagal simulation 3. To block the parasympathomimetic effects of anticholinesterases 4. Organophosphate poisoning; 5. Antispasmodic |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | INJECTION |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Angle-closure glaucoma 2. Myasthenia gravis 3. Paralytic ileus 4. Pyloric stenosis 5. prostatic enlargement |
| Precautions | 1. Down syndrome 2. Children 3. Elderly 4. Ulcerative Colitis 5. Diarrhoea 6. Hyperthyroidism 7. Heart failure 8. Hypertension 9. Patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Dry mouth 2. Blurred vision 3. Photophobia 4. Flushing and dryness of skin 5. Difficulty in micturition 6. Tachycardia 7. Palpitations 8. Confusion 9. Heat prostration and convulsions 10. Ventricular fibrillation |
| Pregnancy Category | C |
