| Category of Drug | Atropine is an Antidotes and Substances Used in Poisoning |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Atropine is used for 1. Organophosphate and carbamate poisoning 2. Premedication 3. Antispasmodic 4. As mydriatic 5. Cycloplegic refraction procedures |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | INJECTION |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. In myasthenia gravis 2. Paralytic ileus 3. Pyloric stenosis and prostac enlargement 4. Reflux oesophagitis 5. Unstable cardiac rhythm |
| Precautions | 1. Elderly 2. Down syndrome 3. Angle-closure glaucoma 4. Myasthenia gravis 5. Prostatic enlargement 6. Pyrexia 7. lactation 8. Interactions 9. Pregnancy |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Constipation 2. Transient bradycardia 3. Reduced bronchial secretions 4. Urinary urgency and retention 5. Dilatation of the pupils with loss of accommodation 6. Photophobia 7. Dry mouth 8. Flushing and dryness of the skin |
| Pregnancy Category | C |
