homatropine /ho·mat·ro·pine/ (ho-mat´ro-pēn) an anticholinergic similar to atropine; h. hydrobromide is used as a ophthalmic mydriatic and cycloplegic, and h. methylbromide is used as an inhibitor of gastric spasm and secretion.
ho·mat·ro·pine (h -m t r-p n )n. An anticholinergic drug used in its bromide form to dilate the pupil of the eye and in combination with hydrocodone to prevent overdosage of that drug. Also called mandelytropine. |
homatropine
an anticholinergic alkaloid obtained by the condensation of tropine and mandelic acid having anticholinergic effects similar to but weaker than those of atropine; used to produce parasympathetic blockade and as a mydriatic. The hydrobromide salt is used topically in ophthalmic drops and the methylbromide derivative is used orally for intestinal spasms.
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