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Atropine vs Cyclopentolate - What's the difference?

atropine | cyclopentolate |

As nouns the difference between atropine and cyclopentolate

is that atropine is (poison|pharmaceutical drug) an alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (atropa belladonna ) and other sources though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (eg in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils) while cyclopentolate is a mydriatic and cycloplegic agent commonly used during pediatric eye examinations.

atropine

English

(wikipedia atropine)

Noun

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  • (poison, pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna ) and other sources. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).

    • cyclopentolate

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia cyclopentolate)
  • A mydriatic and cycloplegic agent commonly used during pediatric eye examinations.