Indications
Administration/Absorption- eye drops: Cyclopentolate 0.5% and 1.0%
- take around 30 minutes to work
DistributionMechanism- parasympatholytic anticholinergic
- same class as atropine and scopolamine
- Blocks muscarinic receptors in the muscles of the eye
- blocks the responses of the sphincter muscle of the iris and the accommodative muscle of the ciliary body to stimulation by acetylcholine. {01}
- Dilation of the pupil (mydriasis) and paralysis of accommodation (cycloplegia) result
Excretion- around 24 hours to wear off
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