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Atropine Sulfate is an anticholinergic (antimuscarinic) medicine that Bayview compounds to a prescriber's order.
Atropine Sulfate is an anticholinergic agent that acts as a competitive, reversible antagonist of muscarinic receptors.[1] FDA-approved uses include reducing salivation and secretions (antisialagogue effect), treating symptomatic bradycardia, and treating organophosphate poisoning.[1] In ophthalmic use, atropine 1% eye drops are indicated for mydriasis (pupil dilation) and cycloplegia, which are used in diagnostic eye exams.[1][2]
Bayview compounds atropine sulfate in several dosage forms and concentrations on a prescriber's order. After parenteral administration, atropine reaches peak concentration at about 30 minutes and distributes throughout the body.[1]
Atropine crosses the blood-brain barrier and can produce central nervous system effects.[1] Prescribers should be aware of potential side effects such as dry mouth, blurred vision, photophobia, and tachycardia, and consider these when determining the appropriate formulation and dosage.[1]
Compounded at Bayview
Patient guides for the preparations we make most often. Each one is compounded to order and requires a prescription.
For prescribers
Every preparation in our formulary that contains this ingredient. Strength, base and dose form are set by the prescription.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology and about two decades of research support that low-dose atropine can slow myopia progression in many children. The size of the effect varies, and your eye doctor decides whether it is appropriate and which concentration to use.
The main difference is the combination of active ingredients. Alprostadil contains a single active medication. BiMix usually contains two medications. TriMix usually contains three. Atropine TriMix includes atropine in addition to a TriMix-style formula, and QuadMix generally contains four medications. Your prescriber chooses the formulation based on your medical history, response to treatment, and tolerance.
No. Only 1% atropine is commercially available in the US; the low concentrations used for myopia (about 0.01% to 0.05%) have no FDA-approved product, so they are compounded and prescribed off-label, and are not FDA-approved.
Other salt forms of this molecule, and ingredients commonly compounded alongside it.
This page describes an active pharmaceutical ingredient, not a finished drug product. Bayview Pharmacy compounds preparations containing it only on a prescriber's order for an individual patient.
Compounded preparations are not FDA-approved, and the FDA has not evaluated them for safety, effectiveness, or manufacturing quality. Nothing on this page is a claim that any preparation is effective for any condition.
A valid prescription is required. Availability depends on Bayview's licensure in your state. This page is general information, not medical advice — discuss your situation with a licensed healthcare provider.
Our pharmacists work with prescribers to build preparations around a patient's dose, form and tolerances. Ask us what is possible with this ingredient.
