ANDAOPHTHALMICSOLUTION/DROPS
Approved
Apr 1979
Lifecycle
Post-LOE
Competitive Pressure
30/100
Data completeness
2/8 — Basic
AK-PENTOLATE (cyclopentolate hydrochloride) by Alcon is clinical pharmacology this anticholinergic preparation blocks the responses of the sphincter muscle of the iris and the accommodative muscle of the ciliary body to cholinergic stimulation, producing pupillary dilation (mydriasis) and paralysis of accommodation (cycloplegia). First approved in 1979.
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Mechanism of Action
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY This anticholinergic preparation blocks the responses of the sphincter muscle of the iris and the accommodative muscle of the ciliary body to cholinergic stimulation, producing pupillary dilation (mydriasis) and paralysis of accommodation (cycloplegia). It acts rapidly, but…
Indications
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Data Sources
- Drug label: DailyMed / FDA
- Clinical trials: ClinicalTrials.gov
- Patent data: FDA Orange Book
- Spending data: CMS Medicare
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