| Category of Drug | Pilocarpine is Ophthalmological Preparations drug |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Pilocarpine is used for 1. Chronic open-angle glaucoma 2. Ocular hypertension 3. Emergency treatment of acute angle-closure glaucoma 4. To antagonize the effects of mydriasis and cycloplegia following surgery or ophthalmoscopic examination 5. Accommodative esotropia |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | EYE DROPS |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Acute iris 2. Acute uveitis 3. Anterior uveitis 4. Some forms of secondary glaucoma 5. Acute inflammation of anterior segment 6. not advisable after angle closure surgery |
| Precautions | 1. Retinal disease 2. Conjunctival or corneal damage 3. Monitor intraocular pressure in chronic open-angle glaucoma and in long-term treatment 4. Cardiac disease 5. Hypertension 6. Asthma 7. Peptic ulceration 8. Urinary-tract obstruction 9. Parkinson’s disease |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Eye pain 2. Blurred vision 3. Ciliary spasm 4. Lacrimation 5. Myopia 6. Browache 7. Conjunctival vascular congestion 8. Superficial keratitis 10. Vitreous haemorrhage and increased pupillary block 11. Hypertension 12. Tachycardia 13. Bronchial spasm 14. Pulmonary oedema |
| Pregnancy Category | C |
