Atropine

Active ingredient description

Atropine is an antimuscarinic agent which competitively antagonises acetylcholine at postganglionic nerve endings, thus affecting receptors if the exocrine glands, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and the central nervous system.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code
Group title
Classification
Atropine
A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A03 Drugs for functional gastrointestinal disorders → A03B BELLADONNA AND DERIVATIVES, PLAIN → A03BA Belladonna alkaloids, tertiary amines
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Atropine
S Sensory organs → S01 Ophthalmologicals → S01F Mydriatics and cycloplegics → S01FA Anticholinergics
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title
Type
Country
Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
UK
Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
UK
Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
UK
Structured Product Labeling (SPL/PLR)
US

Medicines

Atropine is the active ingredient of these drugs:

Drug
Countries

Brazil

United States

Brazil

Australia New Zealand

Turkey

Hong Kong Singapore Turkey

Poland

Brazil

Canada Estonia United States

Turkey

Estonia

Brazil

Atropine is also found within below combination drugs:

BEAMOTIL , BELLERGOT , CELIDIN , DHAMOTIL , DIAMOTIL , DOUBLEPEN OA , INEUROPE , LOFENOXAL , LOMOTIL , MYDRICAINE , REASEC , SIDONNA , SUN-DIANOX , SYNCOMIL

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

Chemical formula: C₁₇H₂₃NO₃
Molecular mass: 289.369 g/mol

3D molecular structure

3D representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 55-48-1
DrugBank Drug: DB00572
KEGG Drug: D00113
PubChem Compound: 174174
RxNorm Ingredient: 1223
SNOMED-CT Concept: 372832002
Atropine (substance)
UNII Identifier: 7C0697DR9I
ATROPINE