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tropicamide, n. Pharm.|trəʊˈpɪkəmaɪd|
[f. tropic a.2 + amide n., perh. influenced by the structurally related picoline n.]
A short-acting muscarinic antagonist, C17H20N2O2 , administered topically to the eye in order to produce dilatation of the pupil and cycloplegia during ophthalmological examination; N-ethyl-N-(4-pyridylmethyl)tropamide.
1966Approved Names (Brit. Pharmacopœia Comm.) 44 Tropicamide, N-ethyl-N-(4-pyridylmethyl)tropamide. 1967New Drugs (A.M.A. Council on Drugs) xxxviii. 342/1 Although the transient action of tropicamide is an obvious advantage, it can also be a disadvantage, for the physician must time his examination to coincide with the relatively brief period of maximal effect. 1987Brit. Med. Jrnl. 20 June 1587/2 Patients' eyes were dilated with tropicamide 0.5{pcnt} before examination in a darkened room. |