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2323 Pilocarpine
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Properties

Background

Orange
Bottle

Blue
Cap

Light green
Syringe

Red
Bubbles
No
Drops
Yes
Label
Leaf

Chemistry

Formula
C11H16N2O2
Carbon
11
Polarity
Neutral

Pilocarpine is a medication used to reduce pressure inside the eye and treat dry mouth. As eye drops it is used to manage angle closure glaucoma until surgery can be performed, ocular hypertension, primary open angle glaucoma, and to bring about constriction of the pupil following its dilation. However, due to its side effects it is no longer typically used in the long term management. Onset of effects with the drops is typically within an hour and lasts for up to a day. By mouth it is used for dry mouth as a result of Sjögren syndrome or radiation therapy.

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