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Medication
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Pharmaceutical compound Homatropine
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa601006
ATC code
  • S01FA05 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • (N-Methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl) 2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetate
CAS Number
  • 87-00-3 ☒N
PubChem CID
  • 6321423
DrugBank
  • DB00725 ☒N
ChemSpider
  • 16498795 checkY
UNII
  • 8QS6WCL55Z
ChEMBL
  • ChEMBL1233442 ☒N
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID6044014 Edit this at Wikidata
ECHA InfoCard100.001.561 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H21NO3
Molar mass275.348 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Interactive image
SMILES
  • CN3[C@H]1CC[C@@H]3C[C@@H](C1)OC(=O)C(O)c2ccccc2
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C16H21NO3/c1-17-12-7-8-13(17)10-14(9-12)20-16(19)15(18)11-5-3-2-4-6-11/h2-6,12-15,18H,7-10H2,1H3/t12-,13+,14+,15? checkY
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Homatropine (Equipin, Isopto Homatropine) is an anticholinergic medication that is an antagonist at muscarinic acetylcholine receptors and thus the parasympathetic nervous system. It is used in eye drops as a cycloplegic (to temporarily paralyze accommodation), and as a mydriatic (to dilate the pupil).

The related chemical compound homatropine methylbromide (methylhomatropine) is a different medication. Homatropine is less potent than atropine and has a shorter duration of action. It is available as the hydrobromide salt. Homatropine is also given as an atropine substitute,[1] given to reverse the muscarinic and CNS effects associated with indirect cholinomimetic (anti-AChase) administration.

Homatropine hydrobromide is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[2]

It is an antagonist of all five muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.[3]

Side effects

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  • Blurred vision
  • Sensitivity to light

Contraindications

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  • Untreated glaucoma
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Severe heart failure
  • Thyrotoxicosis

References

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  1. ^ Scharer LL, Burhenne HJ (April 1964). "Megacolon associated with administration of an anticholinergic drug in a patient with ulcerative colitis". The American Journal of Digestive Diseases. 9 (4): 268–274. doi:10.1007/bf02232133. PMID 14142388. S2CID 19169565.
  2. ^ World Health Organization (2023). The selection and use of essential medicines 2023: web annex A: World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 23rd list (2023). Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl:10665/371090. WHO/MHP/HPS/EML/2023.02.
  3. ^ Lavrador M, Cabral AC, Veríssimo MT, Fernandez-Llimos F, Figueiredo IV, Castel-Branco MM (January 2023). "A Universal Pharmacological-Based List of Drugs with Anticholinergic Activity". Pharmaceutics. 15 (1): 230. doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics15010230. PMC 9863833. PMID 36678858.
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Ophthalmologicals: mydriasis and cycloplegia (S01F)
Anticholinergics/antimuscarinics
  • Atropine
  • Scopolamine
  • Methylscopolamine
  • Cyclopentolate
  • Homatropine
  • Tropicamide (+phenylephrine)
Sympathomimetics
  • Ephedrine
  • Hydroxyamphetamine (norpholedrine)
  • Ibopamine
  • Phenylephrine (+ketorolac)
  • Pholedrine
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Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor modulators
mAChRsTooltip Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors
Agonists
  • 77-LH-28-1
  • AC-42
  • AC-260,584
  • Aceclidine
  • Acetylcholine
  • AF30
  • AF150(S)
  • AF267B
  • Alvameline
  • AQRA-741
  • Arecoline
  • Bethanechol
  • Butyrylcholine
  • Carbachol
  • CDD-0034
  • CDD-0078
  • CDD-0097
  • CDD-0098
  • CDD-0102
  • Cevimeline
  • Choline
  • cis-Dioxolane
  • Desmethylclozapine (norclozapine)
  • Ethoxysebacylcholine
  • Guvacoline
  • Itameline
  • LY-593,039
  • L-689,660
  • LY-2,033,298
  • McNA343
  • Methacholine
  • Milameline
  • Muscarine
  • NGX-267
  • Ocvimeline
  • Oxotremorine
  • PD-151,832
  • Pilocarpine
  • RS86
  • Sabcomeline
  • SDZ 210-086
  • Sebacylcholine
  • Suberyldicholine
  • Talsaclidine
  • Tazomeline
  • Thiopilocarpine
  • Vedaclidine
  • VU-0029767
  • VU-0090157
  • VU-0152099
  • VU-0152100
  • VU-0238429
  • WAY-132,983
  • Xanomeline
  • YM-796
Antagonists
  • 3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate
  • 4-DAMP
  • Aclidinium bromide (+formoterol)
  • Abediterol
  • AF-DX 250
  • AF-DX 384
  • Ambutonium bromide
  • Anisodamine
  • Anisodine
  • Antihistamines (first-generation) (e.g., brompheniramine, buclizine, captodiame, chlorphenamine (chlorpheniramine), cinnarizine, clemastine, cyproheptadine, dimenhydrinate, dimetindene, diphenhydramine, doxylamine, meclizine, mequitazine, perlapine, phenindamine, pheniramine, phenyltoloxamine, promethazine, propiomazine, triprolidine)
  • AQ-RA 741
  • Atropine
  • Atropine methonitrate
  • Atypical antipsychotics (e.g., clozapine, fluperlapine, olanzapine (+fluoxetine), rilapine, quetiapine, tenilapine, zotepine)
  • Benactyzine
  • Benzatropine (benztropine)
  • Benzilone
  • Benzilylcholine mustard
  • Benzydamine
  • Bevonium
  • BIBN 99
  • Biperiden
  • Bornaprine
  • Camylofin
  • CAR-226,086
  • CAR-301,060
  • CAR-302,196
  • CAR-302,282
  • CAR-302,368
  • CAR-302,537
  • CAR-302,668
  • Caramiphen
  • Cimetropium bromide
  • Clidinium bromide
  • Cloperastine
  • CS-27349
  • Cyclobenzaprine
  • Cyclopentolate
  • Darifenacin
  • DAU-5884
  • Desfesoterodine
  • Dexetimide
  • DIBD
  • Dicycloverine (dicyclomine)
  • Dihexyverine
  • Difemerine
  • Diphemanil metilsulfate
  • Ditran
  • Drofenine
  • EA-3167
  • EA-3443
  • EA-3580
  • EA-3834
  • Emepronium bromide
  • Etanautine
  • Etybenzatropine (ethybenztropine)
  • Fenpiverinium
  • Fentonium bromide
  • Fesoterodine
  • Flavoxate
  • Glycopyrronium bromide (+beclometasone/formoterol, +indacaterol, +neostigmine)
  • Hexahydrodifenidol
  • Hexahydrosiladifenidol
  • Hexbutinol
  • Hexocyclium
  • Himbacine
  • HL-031,120
  • Homatropine
  • Imidafenacin
  • Ipratropium bromide (+salbutamol)
  • Isopropamide
  • J-104,129
  • Hyoscyamine
  • Mamba toxin 3
  • Mamba toxin 7
  • Mazaticol
  • Mebeverine
  • Meladrazine
  • Mepenzolate
  • Methantheline
  • Methoctramine
  • Methylatropine
  • Methylhomatropine
  • Methylscopolamine
  • Metixene
  • Muscarinic toxin 7
  • N-Ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilate
  • N-Methyl-3-piperidyl benzilate
  • Nefopam
  • Octatropine methylbromide (anisotropine methylbromide)
  • Orphenadrine
  • Otenzepad (AF-DX 116)
  • Otilonium bromide
  • Oxapium iodide
  • Oxitropium bromide
  • Oxybutynin
  • Oxyphencyclimine
  • Oxyphenonium bromide
  • PBID
  • PD-102,807
  • PD-0298029
  • Penthienate
  • Pethidine
  • pFHHSiD
  • Phenglutarimide
  • Phenyltoloxamine
  • Pipenzolate bromide
  • Piperidolate
  • Pirenzepine
  • Piroheptine
  • Pizotifen
  • Poldine
  • Pridinol
  • Prifinium bromide
  • Procyclidine
  • Profenamine (ethopropazine)
  • Propantheline bromide
  • Propiverine
  • Quinidine
  • 3-Quinuclidinyl thiochromane-4-carboxylate
  • Revefenacin
  • Rociverine
  • RU-47,213
  • SCH-57,790
  • SCH-72,788
  • SCH-217,443
  • Scopolamine (hyoscine)
  • Scopolamine butylbromide (hyoscine butylbromide)
  • Silahexacyclium
  • Sofpironium bromide
  • Solifenacin
  • SSRIsTooltip Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (e.g., femoxetine, paroxetine)
  • Telenzepine
  • Terodiline
  • Tetracyclic antidepressants (e.g., amoxapine, maprotiline, mianserin, mirtazapine)
  • Tiemonium iodide
  • Timepidium bromide
  • Tiotropium bromide
  • Tiquizium bromide
  • Tofenacin
  • Tolterodine
  • Tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline (+perphenazine), amitriptylinoxide, butriptyline, cidoxepin, clomipramine, desipramine, desmethyldesipramine, dibenzepin, dosulepin (dothiepin), doxepin, imipramine, lofepramine, nitroxazepine, northiaden (desmethyldosulepin), nortriptyline, protriptyline, quinupramine, trimipramine)
  • Tridihexethyl
  • Trihexyphenidyl
  • Trimebutine
  • Tripitamine (tripitramine)
  • Tropacine
  • Tropatepine
  • Tropicamide
  • Tropine benzilate
  • Trospium chloride
  • Typical antipsychotics (e.g., chlorpromazine, chlorprothixene, cyamemazine (cyamepromazine), loxapine, mesoridazine, thioridazine)
  • Umeclidinium bromide (+vilanterol)
  • WIN-2299
  • Xanomeline
  • Zamifenacin
Precursors(and prodrugs)
  • Acetyl-coA
  • Adafenoxate
  • Choline (lecithin)
  • Citicoline
  • Cyprodenate
  • Dimethylethanolamine
  • Glycerophosphocholine
  • Meclofenoxate (centrophenoxine)
  • Phosphatidylcholine
  • Phosphatidylethanolamine
  • Phosphorylcholine
  • Pirisudanol
See also Receptor/signaling modulators Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor modulators Acetylcholine metabolism/transport modulators
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