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Medicine: atropine

Prescribing competence required for Year 6
Indication(s):
bradycardia, treatment of cholinesterase inhibitor overdose, pupil dilation
Related Medicines:
[ipratropium], [procyclidine], [scopolamine], [tiotropium]
Mechanism(s):
muscarinic cholinergic receptor antagonist
Associated Scenario(s):
[Infant with an altered light reflex and watery eye], [Child with respiratory distress], [Chronic shortness of breath], [Sudden onset shortness of breath], [Bowel obstruction], [Penetrating chest trauma], [Sudden onset severe headache]